Clues for the word "REEF"
We've had 275 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 628 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on March 23, 2025.
Definition of reef
- n. - A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral.
- n. - A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
- v. t. - That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
- v. t. - To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.
Referring Clues
- Nautical danger
- Sailor's peril
- Coral ridge
- Lagoon perimeter
- Site of a wreck
- Coral ___
- Coral formation
- Sea-diving area
- Coral construction
- Water hazard
- Natural barrier
- Sailing danger
- Atoll protector
- Snorkeler's haunt
- Part of a sail
- Natural breakwater
- Snorkeling site
- Capitol ___ (Utah)
- Wreck site
- Bikini feature
- Snorkler's interest
- Offshore ridge
- Where a yacht might run aground
- *Cal ___
- Shorten, as a sail
- Scuba venue
- Site of many a shipwreck
- Underwater obstacle
- Buoy locale
- Navigational hazard
- Coral mass
- Atoll, for one
- Ocean obstacle
- Boat bottom bumper
- Underwater rock ridge
- Coral outcrop
- Coral habitat
- Possible shipwreck cause
- Coral buildup
- Underwater hazard
- Diver's domain
- Boat bottom basher
- Snorkeling destination
- Sea hazard
- Coral creation
- Marine hazard
- Boating hazard
- Popular snorkeling destination
- Offshore hazard
- Unseen danger for boaters
- Snorkeling locale
- Spot for some schools
- Place for scuba diving
- Unseen hazard
- Damselfish's home
- Place for snorkeling
- Squirrelfish's habitat
- Shipwreck site, perhaps
- Scubaing place
- Great Barrier ___
- It might be just below the surface
- Shipping hazard
- Submerged hazard
- Snorkelers' site
- Haven for sea life
- Navigation hazard
- Snorkeling venue
- Sailing hazard
- Nautical hazard
- Atoll barrier
- Atoll component
- Site of a shipwreck, perhaps
- Boat-bottom bumper
- Site of a wreck, perhaps
- Snorkeling destination, perhaps
- Great Barrier, e.g.
- Subsurface hazard
- It's just below the waves
- It's a great barrier
- Key feature?
- Sloop hazard
- Underwater knoll
- Erosion by-product
- Atoll's makeup
- Ship wrecker
- Good snorkeling spot
- Yachting hazard
- Shipwreck cause, sometimes
- Shipwreck locale
- Diver's haunt
- Coral Sea hazard
- Hazardous obstruction
- Lagoon barrier
- Lagoon protector
- Shipwreck site
- Hull hazard
- Atoll feature
- Great Barrier ___
- Nemo's home
- Atoll, essentially
- Reduce, as a sail
- Hazard for a hull
- Where ships may run aground
- Knot
- Coral structure
- Coral construct
- Shipwreck cause
- Scuba site
- Coral group
- Coral deposit
- Snorkeling spot
- Sailing peril
- Coral-viewing venue
- Coral growth
- Mariner's hazard
- Eel's hangout, often
- Underwater ridge
- Bikini feature?
- Biodiverse habitat
- Something for snorkelers to look at but not touch
- Ship hazard
- Pilot's hazard
- Seaman's knot
- Coral-encrusted structure
- Maritime danger
- Snorkeling spot, perhaps
- Coral ecosystem
- Usually splendid snorkeling site
- Atoll former
- Aquatic habitat
- Great Barrier, for one
- Scuba spot
- Rocky ridge
- Hazards to ships
- Diver's site, perhaps
- Boat bottom scraper
- Scuba diving area
- Good snorkeling locale
- Ridge just below the surface
- Feature of Hawaii's Molokini Crater
- The Keys, essentially
- Shoal
- Boater's hazard
- Underwater barrier
- Ship's nemesis
- Good area for snorkeling
- Coral expanse
- Clownfish habitat
- Shore-line hazard
- Lagoon's coral barrier
- See 41-Across
- Fish lovers' mecca
- Coral strip
- Skin diving locale
- Coral bleaching locale
- Place divers explore
- Place for a sponge
- Rugged chain of rocks
- Where to find some very wet sponges
- Ocean hazard
- 6 Down component
- Ocean obstruction
- Underwater habitat
- Home to Nemo, in "Finding Nemo"
- Home to Nemo, in Finding Nemo"
- Shallow water obstacle
- Submerged threat
- Sand bar
- Coral barrier
- Coral feature
- Diver's place
- Ridge of coral (4)
- Ridge of coral
- "Won't somebody get me off of this ___" Sublime
- Old 97s "Barrier ___"
- '90s "Place Your Hands" band
- U.K. band that had "Glow" album
- Submerged barrier
- Submerged ridge of rock or coral
- Bank right to reject payment
- Coral ___ - ___ knot
- Atoll
- Chain of rocks underwater
- Rock in shallow water
- Knot sailors try to avoid
- Rock formed of coral
- Undersea ridge
- Coral formation - kind of knot
- Rocky part of sail
- Rocks in shallow water
- Diverse ecosystem
- Hazard for ships
- The knot sailors try to avoid
- Reduce a sail's surface - shipping hazard
- Bar open to all, beginning to end
- Shorten sail
- Bank that may be taken in
- King repelled charge on the rocks
- The work of 12 is tied
- See 15
- Bank sailors try to avoid?
- Hazard to sailors taken in when it's blowy
- Ship's hazard
- Key, e.g.
- Coral shipping hazard
- Main chain putting price right up
- Kind of knot
- Ridge of rock contributing to Tiree fatality
- Ridge in portion of sail
- Bar: right price, but going up
- Arbiter securing Spain's chain
- Run and charge around in rocky area
- Britpop band with "Glow" album
- Large coral formation
- Spot for snorkeling
- Bank's not entirely free finance
- Australia's Great Barrier ___
- 1963 John Wayne film, Donovan's ___
- Sailboat hazard
- Submerged rock or coral
- Vibrant marine ecosystem
- Shallow-water hazard
- Home to Nemo, in a Pixar movie
- Home for a clown fish
- Setting for some schools
- A lot of coral whistle-blower covers close to shore
- Ocean's coral structure
- Coral shelf
- Sound barrier?
- Aquatic barrier
- Marine ecosystem
- Barrier ___
- Coral environs
- Break free at sea
- Many a scuba destination
- Home to Pixar's Nemo
- Type of knot
- Snorkeler's spot
- Sea's coral structure
- Vibrant ecosystem
- Scuba diving site
- Natural feature near Queensland
- Possible barrier to free movement?
- Lagoon's coral formation
- Lagoon's coral structure
- Sandbank
- Coral conglomeration
- Underwater coral structure
- Shipwreck site, maybe
- Diving spot
- Sea anemone habitat
- Ecosystem built by corals
- Habitat becoming bleached by global warming
- Home of Marlin and Nemo in "Finding Nemo"
- Hazard in maritime travel
- Area with lots of schools
- Ocean biome damaged by some sunscreens
- Thing formed by coral
- Place to find brain coral
- Diver's destination
- ___ shark
- Site for sponges
- Colorful ecosystem
- Snorkeler's destination
- Habitat threatened by bleaching
- Utah's Capitol ___ National Park
- Danger for a mariner
- See 17-Across
- Scuba diver's destination
- Where to find a very wet sponge
- Biodiverse underwater ecosystem
- 49-Down spot
- Place to snorkel
- Big name in flip-flops and surfing apparel
- Ecosystem for an estimated 25% of all marine species
Last Seen In
- New York Times - March 23, 2025
- Family Time - March 16, 2025
- LA Times - March 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - February 23, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 30, 2025
- Family Time - January 26, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 25, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - December 07, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 28, 2024
- LA Times - November 19, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 30, 2024
- USA Today - October 22, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 02, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 30, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 27, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 25, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 21, 2024
- New York Times - September 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 26, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 24, 2024
- LA Times - August 22, 2024
- New York Times - August 21, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 20, 2024
- Mirror Daily - August 18, 2024
- USA Today - August 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 02, 2024
- LA Times - June 18, 2024
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