Clues for the word "POLITE"
We've had 46 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 135 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on March 19, 2026.
Definition of polite
- v. - Smooth; polished.
- v. - Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.
- v. - Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature.
- v. t. - To polish; to refine; to render polite.
Referring Clues
- Well-behaved
- Like thank-yous
- Pleasant
- Respectful
- Gentlemanly
- Well-mannered
- Courteous
- Not at all boorish
- Genteel
- Showing regard
- Showing good manners
- Saying "Please" and "How do you do?," say
- Civil
- Wary of curses?
- Mannerly
- Diplomatic
- Tactful
- Gracious
- Far from tactless
- Opposite of rude
- With 55-across, clue to the remaining three words of the mystery phrase
- Courteous and quiet Eliot composition can make poet almost ill and another inflamed within
- Rod accepts it as formally courteous
- Though upset about some lies, a poet is not rude
- Being civil is very much like the police
- To pile in disorder while showing respect
- To pile untidily but in elegant style
- Courteous staff accept it
- Refined
- Like Miss Manners
- Sophisticated European captivating another
- Well-mannered European admitting it
- Far from boorish
- ___ society
- Considerate
- Contrarily, I'm this when rude!
- Not at all 32-Across
- Noticeably like police?
- The staff holds it to be polished
- Civil pilot arranging an early start
- Put it in the post, to be courteous
- Like saying "Bless you"
- Courteous but deranged poet clutching lb1
- Considerate of others
- Like someone who writes thank-you notes
- To pile in order to be obliging
Last Seen In
- Daily Quick - March 19, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - February 10, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 27, 2026
- Daily American - December 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 09, 2025
- Mirror Mini - November 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 14, 2024
- LA Times - August 23, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 02, 2024
- Daily Quick - March 18, 2024
- Mirror Mini - March 02, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - February 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - December 11, 2023
- LA Times - December 10, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 07, 2023
- Daily American - December 02, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 16, 2023
- Mirror Mini - November 11, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - November 09, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - October 04, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - September 20, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 10, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - June 11, 2023
- USA Today - May 09, 2023
- Mirror Mini - March 02, 2023
- And in 105 more crossword puzzles...