Clues for the word "RECLUSE"
We've had 28 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 84 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on August 14, 2026.
Definition of recluse
- a. - Shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life.
- a. - A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually attached to monasteries.
- a. - The place where a recluse dwells.
- v. t. - To shut up; to seclude.
Referring Clues
- Hermit
- J.D. Salinger, e.g.
- Solitudinarian
- Loner, plus
- LONE WOLF
- Hermit, e.g.
- Serious homebody
- He doesn't get out much
- Brown ___ (dangerous spider)
- Solitary sort
- One living apart from society
- Loner
- Person living in solitude
- One seeking solitude
- Hermit - as regards one of these, solitude initially welcomed?
- Engineer cryptic clues one doesn't want to be seen
- Regarding difficult clues, one is not inclined to be forthcoming
- Hermit and half the rest having different clues
- About this: enter society for one who doesn't
- Midwest sore about one avoiding others
- Eremite
- Ruin immoral-sounding hermit
- I don't need company for detailed adaptation of "Cruel Sea"
- Hermit not quite securely disposed
- Loner excels oddly in cunning plan
- Howard Hughes, in later years
- One making a big withdrawal?
- Person that's best left alone
Last Seen In
- New York Times - August 14, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - July 27, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - July 03, 2026
- Daily Quick - May 30, 2026
- Daily Quick - May 01, 2026
- Daily Quick - February 14, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 21, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - December 02, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 04, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 16, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 19, 2025
- Your Life Choices - May 12, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 30, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 23, 2024
- Daily Quick - August 25, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - July 02, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 29, 2024
- Daily Quick - April 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - April 03, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - March 27, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - March 10, 2024
- Daily Quick - February 14, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 17, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - November 09, 2023
- Daily Quick - October 16, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - September 13, 2023
- Daily Quick - June 19, 2023
- And in 54 more crossword puzzles...