Clues for the word "POSSESS"
We've had 40 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 102 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on May 29, 2026.
Definition of possess
- v. t. - To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own keeping; to have and to hold.
- v. t. - To have the legal title to; to have a just right to; to be master of; to own; to have; as, to possess property, an estate, a book.
- v. t. - To obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize.
- v. t. - To enter into and influence; to control the will of; to fill; to affect; -- said especially of evil spirits, passions, etc.
- v. t. - To put in possession; to make the owner or holder of property, power, knowledge, etc.; to acquaint; to inform; -- followed by of or with before the thing possessed, and now commonly used reflexively.
Referring Clues
- Own
- Have in one's hands
- Hold
- Haunt
- Be born with
- Dominate
- Have title to
- Emulate a demon
- Do demons' work
- Take over, demon-style
- Have
- Call one's own
- Take hold of
- Work like the devil?
- Boast
- Occupy from within
- To have and to hold
- Hold the deed to
- Have in hand
- Be an owner
- What a demon desires to do
- Boast the faculty of
- Have sheriff's helpers emptied saloons?
- Have ownership of
- Make your own armed men go to the ship
- Have another couple of sons added to law partnership
- Law enforcers at Sunday school in control
- You have to do so
- Own crew on ship
- Hold police party on ship
- Consume
- Have sheriff's helpers emptied saloons?
- Have searchers on face of Snowdon
- Have as one's property
- Preoccupy
- Haunt: own
- Enter into and control
- Buy, then keep
- Work like the devil?
- To have or to hold
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 29, 2026
- Your Life Choices - May 09, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 23, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - January 23, 2026
- Daily Quick - October 04, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 24, 2025
- LA Times - June 30, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 14, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - April 23, 2025
- New York Times - April 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 16, 2024
- Daily American - November 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 10, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 24, 2024
- LA Times - August 18, 2024
- Daily American - July 02, 2024
- LA Times - June 18, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - June 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - May 10, 2024
- New York Times - April 21, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - March 20, 2024
- Your Life Choices - February 23, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 23, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - January 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 01, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - October 06, 2023
- Daily Quick - October 04, 2023
- Daily Quick - July 24, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - June 14, 2023
- And in 72 more crossword puzzles...