Clues for the word "RELIC"
We've had 230 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 696 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on December 12, 2025.
Definition of relic
- n. - That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.
- n. - The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body.
- n. - Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships.
Referring Clues
- Holdover
- Antiquary's acquisition
- Archeologist's find
- Museum item
- Piece of history
- Memento
- Vestige
- Archaeological find
- Museum piece
- Excavation find
- Thing from the past
- Archaeologist's find
- Thing of the past
- You can dig it
- Dinosaur, so to speak
- Keepsake
- Find for an archaeologist
- A bit of antiquity
- Ancient article
- Dig find
- Souvenir
- Sentimental keepsake
- Piece from the past
- Ancient memento
- Object from the past
- Remembrance of things past
- Grecian urn, for example
- Antique item
- Museum artifact
- Artifact
- Something dug up at a dig
- Antique object
- Excavated item
- Trace of the past
- Museum display
- Dig artifact
- Curator's acquisition
- Piece of the past
- Something old
- Ancient artifact
- Ancient souvenir
- Artifact of the past
- Antique artifact
- Natural history museum piece
- Souvenir of the past
- Revered remnant
- Historical object
- Archaeologist's quest
- Big find at an archaeological dig
- Memento of the past
- Venerated object
- Item from the past
- Piece of history?
- Archeologist's quest
- Antiquity
- Archaeologist's discovery
- Memento from the past
- Heirloom
- It's often found in ruins
- Antiquarian's acquisition
- Archaeological treasure
- It may be found in an ancient shipwreck
- Dusty memento
- Antique
- Dig discovery
- A thing of the past
- Valued old item
- Excavated item, maybe
- Unhip thing
- Archaeology find
- Holy severed finger, perhaps
- ___ of the past
- ___ of the past
- Find on a dig
- Shroud of Turin, e.g,
- Old keepsake
- Remaining trace
- Civil War cannon, e.g.
- Out-of-touch person
- Archeology find
- Archaeologist's prize
- Saintly memento
- Time-capsule item
- Museum holding
- Curio
- Saint's skull, e.g.
- Collector's item
- Item under glass, perhaps
- Sign of the past
- Object from antiquity
- Holy artifact
- Excavated item, sometimes
- Centuries-old object
- Old object
- Historical memento
- Artifact from the past
- Fossil, e.g.
- Saintly article
- Object associated with a saint, e.g.
- Leftover from the past
- Historic souvenir
- Reminder of the past
- Archaeological artifact
- Bit of antiquity
- Ancient object
- Tomb artifact, e.g.
- Natural history museum item
- Piece of antiquity
- Linotype machine, nowadays
- Another archaeological find
- Extant trace
- Item found in ruins
- Memento of a saint
- Ancient item
- Shroud of Turin, e.g.
- Surviving trace
- Ancient vase in a museum, say
- Ruins find
- Item from another time
- Engineers left in charge for survival
- Surviving custom that's a bit more licentious
- Some are licensed to provide a souvenir
- About 51 cents for venerated object
- Dinosaur's status
- Find at an archeological dig
- Artefact
- Object that has survived from the past
- About 50, I see, may serve as a reminder
- Future licensing laws retain an element of the past
- What's old catholic Biblical teacher getting into?
- Memorial object
- Again, certain figures are a reminder
- Revered religious remnant
- Once again figures as a keepsake
- Memento of movement in central circles?
- Again figures to give a reminder
- Ancient artefact
- Left over item, sometimes sacred
- Barrel ice houses a thing of the past
- Give another brief brush to ancient artefact?
- Revered object
- Object of veneration
- Item surviving from the past
- Priest in church demonstrates holy memento
- Outmoded object
- Object of historic interest
- Venerable object held by Roman priest
- Bit of a saint, perhaps
- Old memorial in state of dereliction
- Piece left over
- Roman priest kept religious item
- A souvenir almost left behind
- Keepsake starts to rot, eventually losing its colour
- Surviving evidence that old widow was short of time
- Object from an earlier time
- It comes from ruins
- It belongs in a museum
- Person who hasn't adapted with the times
- King Tut's mask, e.g.
- Treasure in a shrine
- Priest depicted in church memorial
- Memorial of old priest outwardly Roman Catholic
- Catholic priest held a holy item
- Souvenir of priest immersed in humanitarian charity
- Roman Catholic takes prophet in to see holy remains
- (Holy) remains
- Priest enters church with this, perhaps
- Are licensed to take part in surviving custom
- Catholic holds priest's old bone
- Souvenir found in fissure, lichen-covered
- Something of antiquity, religious or sentimental
- Roman Catholic priest's inside showing historical object
- RC priest's inside exhibiting object of historic interest
- RC priest's inside getting a souvenir
- Historical object shown by RC priest inside
- Engineers joining line in charge for survival
- Roman Catholic priest buried, bit of him dug up?
- Widow hasn't time for "Remembrance of Things Past"
- What's left when some are licensed
- Museum exhibit
- Remnant
- Aged artefact
- Ancient treasure, maybe
- Reminder of past dereliction
- Thing often described redundantly as "of the past"
- Religious souvenir
- Corporal remains Roman Catholic priest at heart
- Store licensed to supply this souvenir
- Viking artifact, e.g.
- Reminder of past dereliction?
- Prized church object
- Is old but not totally derelict
- Pottery shard, perhaps
- Piece of history?
- 46-Across find
- Archaeologist's treasure
- Ancient tool, say
- Historic discovery
- Historic artifact
- Historic curio
- Object of worship
- A reminder about the figures
- The Rosetta Stone, e.g.
- Ancient statue, e.g.
- Item from an older time
- The Holy Grail, for one
- Dinosaur
- Object from a much earlier time
- Car phone, for one
- The Ark of the Covenant, e.g.
- Tutankhamun's mask, for example
- One of many in Indiana Jones's possession
- The Shroud of Turin, e.g.
- Smithsonian artifact
- Shrine artifact
- Remnant of the past
- Old artifact
- Buddha's Tooth, for example
- This old thing?
- Time capsule object
- Memento of movement in central circles?
- Memorial
- Artifact from antiquity
- Buddha's Tooth, e.g.
- Historic object
- Shrine centerpiece
- Esteemed artifact
- Dig site discovery
- Old thing
- Tomb raider's acquisition
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - December 12, 2025
- Daily American - December 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - December 02, 2025
- Your Life Choices - December 01, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 14, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 07, 2025
- Daily American - August 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 04, 2025
- New York Times - August 03, 2025
- LA Times - August 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 24, 2025
- LA Times - July 22, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 22, 2025
- Daily American - July 17, 2025
- LA Times - July 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 30, 2025
- New York Times - June 28, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 23, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 14, 2025
- Your Life Choices - May 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 09, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - May 05, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 23, 2025
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- Evening Standard Easy - April 17, 2025
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