Clues for the word "PRUDE"
We've had 46 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 89 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on March 08, 2026.
Definition of prude
- a. - A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech.
Referring Clues
- Bluenose
- Victorian type
- Goody-goody
- Victorian, maybe
- Stuffy sort
- Priggish one
- Uptight person
- Fuddy-duddy
- Overly proper person
- Annoyingly proper one
- Hardly a libertine
- Straight-laced finger-wagger
- Easily offended sort
- One overly concerned with decorum
- Puritanical person
- Overly decorous one
- Overly modest one
- Prissy one
- Excessively proper type
- Goody two shoes
- Blue nose
- One unwilling to go to bed, say
- One overly concerned with propriety
- Nice Nelly
- Goody two-shoes
- Priggish person
- Very proper sort
- Strait laced one
- One overly upright
- Overly proper one
- Lip-purser
- Puritanical sort
- Prissy person
- "Oooh, you said a swear!" type
- Type overly concerned with decorum
- Puritan
- I'm overtly modest but quietly vulgar
- Puritan, prig
- Puritan, but saucy on the quiet
- Victorian in manner
- Moralistic sort
- Prig
- Old-fashioned one
- One who's easily shocked or scandalized
- Easily shockable sort
- "We are not amused" type
Last Seen In
- LA Times - March 08, 2026
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 31, 2025
- LA Times - November 07, 2024
- Daily American - September 25, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 18, 2024
- Daily Quick - September 01, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 26, 2024
- Daily American - April 15, 2024
- New York Times - October 29, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - September 26, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 07, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - September 04, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - June 23, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - June 07, 2023
- Daily American - September 25, 2022
- Daily Quick - September 01, 2022
- New York Times - July 06, 2022
- New York Times - April 04, 2022
- USA Today - August 25, 2017
- LA Times - December 23, 2016
- Guardian Quick - September 08, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 24, 2016
- Guardian Quick - May 31, 2016
- Penny Dell Daily - May 10, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - April 18, 2016
- Netword - April 17, 2016
- Family Time - April 03, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 13, 2016
- Netword - December 26, 2015
- And in 59 more crossword puzzles...