Clues for the word "PUFF"
We've had 71 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 124 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on February 11, 2026.
Definition of puff
- n. - A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.
- n. - Anything light and filled with air.
- n. - A puffball.
- n. - a kind of light pastry.
- n. - A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder.
- n. - An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal.
- n. - To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.
- n. - To blow, as an expression of scorn; -- with at.
- n. - To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent exertion.
- n. - To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
- n. - To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
- v. t. - To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
- v. t. - To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
- v. t. - To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air.
- v. t. - To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like; -- often with up.
- v. t. - To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
- a. - Puffed up; vain.
Referring Clues
- Bit of a drag
- Word after cream or powder
- Overblown praise
- Bit of smoke
- Small drawing?
- Honah Lee resident
- Memorable dragon
- Magic dragon of song
- Locomotive output
- Honalee frolicker
- Breathe hard
- Short blast of wind
- Dragon's name, in a song
- Dragon of song
- Frolicker in a Peter, Paul and Mary song
- Dragon who lived by the sea
- "___, the Magic Dragon"
- Word repeated before "pass"
- Irritate
- Jackie Paper's pal
- Compact disc?
- Magical dragon
- Quick blast of air
- Word with powder or cream
- The magic dragon
- Smoker's action
- Cream ___
- Gust
- Hollow pastry
- ___ball
- Powder ___
- Breathe noisily
- Word with "cream" or "powder"
- Drag on a cigar
- Ball of smoke
- Magic dragon
- Certain dragon
- Huff partner
- Bit of wind
- Magic Dragon who lived by the sea
- Huff and ___
- Exaggerated praise (for promotional purposes?)
- Smoke
- Blurb for a smoke
- Winning over with very loud praise
- Short blow (of smoke)
- Quick emission of smoke etc
- Smoke - light pastry
- Pastry gives you wind
- Emission of smoke etc
- Two females at uni set up publicity
- Huff & ___
- Type of pastry
- Pastry promotion
- Advertisement for smoking?
- ... turn up with very loud promotion
- Seabird's lost in gust
- Advertisement for half steam train
- Cigar smoker's output
- Type of piece or pastry
- An advertisement for pastry?
- What an out-of-shape person might do while exercising
- Musical dragon loved by Little Jackie Paper
- ___ pastry
- Small piece of advertising
- Turn up very loud that which is very soft
- Word before "piece" or "pastry"
- Variety of pastry
- Little cloud of smoke
- ___ piece
- Magic dragon's name, in song
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 11, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - January 03, 2026
- LA Times - December 22, 2025
- Your Life Choices - October 23, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 19, 2025
- New York Times - August 18, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 13, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 04, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 06, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 09, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 17, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 14, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 06, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 30, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 22, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - August 09, 2024
- Daily American - August 04, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - June 23, 2024
- USA Today - June 12, 2024
- Mirror Mini - April 08, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 22, 2024
- Daily American - March 20, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - February 16, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - January 25, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - January 07, 2024
- New York Times - December 07, 2023
- LA Times - October 30, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - October 07, 2023
- And in 94 more crossword puzzles...