Clues for the word "PUBLIC"
We've had 36 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 45 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on December 29, 2025.
Definition of public
- a. - Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the public treasury.
- a. - Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common; notorious; as, public report; public scandal.
- a. - Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house.
- n. - The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American public; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's public.
- n. - A public house; an inn.
Referring Clues
- Open to everyone
- Out in the open
- In circulation
- Open to all
- Part of PBS
- Not private
- Type of library
- "___ enemy"
- Open
- Available to anyone
- Community
- Offence against common decency
- Crucible's top puzzle controlled by the government
- Piano I installed in disorderly club open to all
- Common
- Overt
- Having turned up, leaders in blue lingerie instantly focus (7) to force government initiative
- Relating to the general community
- Of the people
- This menace not about to cause panic in club members
- It's nationalised, as everyone knows
- Award about one pound in return for type of service
- Known leaders in baseball league, one entering competition after an upset
- Serving the people
- Inn where student's in charge of hoi polloi
- House briefly licensed ...
- No end of bile Puck produced in 19
- Communal
- Open to, or concerning, the people as a whole
- Sort of school for everyone? Yes and no
- Back up writer embracing student out in the open
- Accessible to all
- Opposite of "secret"
- Population
- Go ___ (become listed on a stock exchange)
- A small house figures as generally popular
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - December 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 03, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 17, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 12, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 28, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - January 07, 2024
- Your Life Choices - July 15, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 05, 2023
- Guardian Cryptic - January 13, 2018
- Your Life Choices - December 14, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - September 08, 2017
- Netword - July 11, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - March 08, 2017
- Guardian Quick - November 09, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - August 03, 2016
- Guardian Quick - April 26, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - April 05, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - February 19, 2016
- New York Times - July 17, 2015
- Jonesin - June 16, 2015
- Guardian Speedy - March 15, 2015
- Universal - October 04, 2014
- Universal - July 19, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - March 07, 2014
- USA Today - June 25, 2012
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - May 27, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - February 08, 2012
- And in 15 more crossword puzzles...