Clues for the word "RADICAL"
We've had 52 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 131 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on January 12, 2026.
Definition of radical
- a. - Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the root.
- a. - Hence: Of or pertaining to the root or origin; reaching to the center, to the foundation, to the ultimate sources, to the principles, or the like; original; fundamental; thorough-going; unsparing; extreme; as, radical evils; radical reform; a radical party.
- a. - Belonging to, or proceeding from, the root of a plant; as, radical tubers or hairs.
- a. - Proceeding from a rootlike stem, or one which does not rise above the ground; as, the radical leaves of the dandelion and the sidesaddle flower.
- a. - Relating, or belonging, to the root, or ultimate source of derivation; as, a radical verbal form.
- a. - Of or pertaining to a radix or root; as, a radical quantity; a radical sign. See below.
- n. - A primitive word; a radix, root, or simple, underived, uncompounded word; an etymon.
- n. - A primitive letter; a letter that belongs to the radix.
- n. - One who advocates radical changes in government or social institutions, especially such changes as are intended to level class inequalities; -- opposed to conservative.
- n. - A characteristic, essential, and fundamental constituent of any compound; hence, sometimes, an atom.
- n. - Specifically, a group of two or more atoms, not completely saturated, which are so linked that their union implies certain properties, and are conveniently regarded as playing the part of a single atom; a residue; -- called also a compound radical. Cf. Residue.
- n. - A radical quantity. See under Radical, a.
- a. - A radical vessel. See under Radical, a.
Referring Clues
- Moderate's opposite
- Extreme
- Avant-garde
- SDS member, e.g.
- Square root sign
- Math class symbol
- Out there
- Groundbreaking
- Far from moderate
- Profoundly different
- "Far out!"
- Hardly moderate
- Square-root sign
- Political extremist
- Extremist
- Fundamental
- Progressive - car dial (anag)
- Revolutionary caught slashing tyre
- Revolutionary possibly depriving a cardinal of a bit of fun
- Extremist figure in racial disturbance
- Dai gets mixed up with Carl, the extremist
- Clara, upset about Di being extremist
- Favouring fundamental changes
- Thoroughgoing
- Thoroughgoing -- extremist
- Militant caught slashing tyre
- Sweeping - reformer
- (One) favouring fundamental changes
- Thoroughgoing - (popularly) extremist
- Car dial (anag)
- Having spokes injected with carbon is basic
- One seeking root and branch reform
- One holding strong reformist views
- As more than one spoke about end of rhetoric, progressive
- ... essential for a reformer
- Caught after unruly raid, one left rebellious
- Rebel artist knocking back litre of acid
- Comprehensive RAC aid may be found by the lake
- Artist has acid thrown over student revolutionary
- Deep-seated
- Left-winger replaced railcard that had run out
- Fundamentalist spoke about Conservative
- Fundamental carbon in tyre
- Thorough
- Drastic
- Fundamental extremist confusing Clara with Di
- Politically extreme
- Essential car dial adjustment
- Basic
- "The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of ___ Self-Love"
- Far beyond the norm
- Square root
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - January 12, 2026
- Your Life Choices - January 11, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - December 01, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 03, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 30, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 26, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 20, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 26, 2025
- New York Times - August 20, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 04, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 29, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - December 28, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 22, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - October 26, 2024
- USA Today - August 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - July 02, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - May 31, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - May 30, 2024
- Your Life Choices - May 16, 2024
- LA Times - May 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 11, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - March 27, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - February 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - January 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - December 05, 2023
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