Clues for the word "QUEEN"
We've had 95 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 146 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on May 13, 2026.
Definition of queen
- n. - The wife of a king.
- n. - A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots.
- n. - A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc.
- n. - The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites.
- n. - The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen.
- n. - A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades.
- n. - A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing.
- v. i. - To act the part of a queen.
- v. i. - To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn.
Referring Clues
- Wicked "Snow White" figure
- Fairy ___
- Pageant winner
- It can move in any direction
- Outcome of many a chess promotion
- Hive's head
- Ruler of a hive
- Powerful piece
- Doyenne
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" pop-rockers
- Victoria or Elizabeth
- See 37-Across
- Result of a promotion, maybe
- ___ bee
- Result of a promotion, perhaps
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" singers
- Title for Elizabeth or Beatrix
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" rock group
- Part of 26-Across
- Face card
- Powerful chess piece
- *"Bohemian Rhapsody" group
- ___ bee
- Versatile game piece
- Aleta
- Picture card
- Picture card
- Blackjack component, sometimes
- Beehive bigwig
- Elizabeth, e.g.
- Mercury group
- The middle of 1-Across
- Elizabeth I or II
- Bed that's more than full
- Chess piece
- Important bee
- Dannay and Lee's investigator
- Certain chess piece
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" rockers
- Evil character in "Snow White"
- Type of bee
- Female sovereign
- Hive head
- She goes eight ways
- Hive leader
- Powerful board member
- Chess piece or Canadian cape
- Bread-and-honey eater
- Certain head of state
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" band
- Promoted pawn, usually
- Major force in chess
- It's represented by a crown with five points
- Female ruler
- Sovereign - bee
- ER, say?
- Most powerful chess piece
- Unique, endlessly entertaining picture card
- One of four cards in group
- Court card
- Mercury's group on board?
- Female monarch
- Elizabeth, Victoria or Anne, for example
- Sovereign
- Top piece of baroque engineering
- See 22
- See 28
- See 1 down
- She-man?
- One triumphing over knave when trick is played?
- Outcome of many a promotion in chess
- Bee that's fed royal jelly
- "We Are the Champions" band
- Commonwealth head
- Lady's man?
- Honour, or bestower of one
- See 8
- Rock band gets job making important roof timber
- Smiths "The ___ Is Dead"
- Dannay and Lee's sleuth
- See 11 Across
- Monarch
- British rock band that gave an iconic performance at 25-Down
- Royal widow
- Jack topper
- See 11
- Most powerful piece on the board
- Contestant on "RuPaul's Drag Race"
- Drag ___
- Mattress size
- Honorific given to 17-, 27-, 43- and 58-Across
- "All Hail the ___" (Latifah's debut album)
- They have the Guinness distinction of Longest Running Fan Club for a Group
- It may go across the board
- One of Adolf Anderssen's sacrifices in the "Immortal Game" against Lionel Kieseritzky
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - May 13, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - March 21, 2026
- Your Life Choices - February 01, 2026
- New York Times - January 25, 2026
- Daily American - January 21, 2026
- Daily Quick - December 13, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - December 11, 2025
- Mirror Mini - August 18, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 01, 2025
- Daily Quick - April 26, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - April 04, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 05, 2025
- Daily Quick - February 17, 2025
- New York Times - February 15, 2025
- Daily American - January 25, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 13, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - December 29, 2024
- Daily Quick - December 08, 2024
- Your Life Choices - December 03, 2024
- Daily Quick - November 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 03, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - July 28, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - May 15, 2024
- New York Times - April 21, 2024
- Your Life Choices - April 21, 2024
- Your Life Choices - March 09, 2024
- Daily American - January 21, 2024
- Daily Quick - December 13, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 21, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - November 19, 2023
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