Clues for the word "PELF"
We've had 35 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 90 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on July 02, 2025.
Definition of pelf
- n. - Money; riches; lucre; gain; -- generally conveying the idea of something ill-gotten or worthless. It has no plural.
Referring Clues
- Ill-gotten gains
- Lucre
- Ill-gotten gain
- Filthy lucre
- Ill-gotten funds
- Ill-gotten riches
- Dirty money
- Riches
- Booty
- Loot
- Dishonestly acquired riches
- Money
- Money
- Moolah
- Ill-gotten loot, perhaps
- Crooked gains
- Ill-gotten wealth
- Filthy riches
- Ill-gotten loot
- Wealth acquired dishonestly
- Pirate's booty
- Dishonestly acquired booty
- Moola
- Ill gotten money
- Ill-acquired funds
- Wealth dishonestly acquired
- Money invested in raffle, paid back
- Penny added to mischief-maker's money
- At the sharp end, a legendary fellow obtains sordid gain
- Lucre stolen from the chapel funds
- Quiet little chap making money
- Money from chapel funds
- Slangy money
- Cash filched from chapel funds
- Dishonestly acquired treasure
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 13, 2023
- Universal - October 24, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - September 14, 2017
- Canadiana - September 11, 2017
- Canadiana - September 04, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - July 03, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 07, 2017
- Family Time - April 23, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 07, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - January 13, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - December 14, 2016
- LA Times - September 11, 2016
- Universal - May 30, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - March 15, 2016
- Universal - February 15, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - January 19, 2016
- USA Today - January 19, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 18, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - April 05, 2015
- Family Time - March 23, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 31, 2014
- Universal - December 17, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 13, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - October 30, 2014
- USA Today - September 16, 2014
- USA Today - July 22, 2014
- Universal - March 04, 2014
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - November 17, 2013
- USA Today - October 04, 2013
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