Clues for the word "RIGHT"
We've had 164 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 275 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on May 21, 2026.
Definition of right
- a. - Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
- a. - Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
- a. - Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true.
- a. - Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
- a. - Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.
- a. - According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith.
- a. - Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.
- a. - Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals.
- a. - Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.
- a. - Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.
- adv. - In a right manner.
- adv. - In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide.
- adv. - Exactly; just.
- adv. - According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.
- adv. - According to any rule of art; correctly.
- adv. - According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right.
- adv. - In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.
- a. - That which is right or correct.
- a. - The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, -- the opposite of moral wrong.
- a. - A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood; adherence to truth or fact.
- a. - A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
- a. - That to which one has a just claim.
- a. - That which one has a natural claim to exact.
- a. - That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal.
- a. - That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim to possess or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a piece of property; title; claim; interest; ownership.
- a. - Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
- a. - The right side; the side opposite to the left.
- a. - In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
- a. - The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
- a. - To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct.
- a. - To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.
- v. i. - To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
- v. i. - Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.
Referring Clues
- "Oh, sure"
- Like rain?
- Appropriate
- See 83-Down
- Conservatives, with "the"
- Mr. ___ (that perfect man)
- "Bingo!"
- "Amen!"
- Correct
- Starboard
- Just
- "Yeah, ___"
- Conservatives, collectively, with "the"
- Fitting
- Morally correct
- On the money
- Directly
- "Exactamundo!"
- "Exactly!"
- Accurate
- Sarcast's word of disagreement
- Field position
- Legal privilege
- Boxer's punch or a tackle
- The slow lane
- Quarter of the circumference of a circle, with 30-Down
- The slow lane's side
- Proper
- Entitlement
- Mr. ___ (perfect man)
- Proverbial might maker
- "Correctomundo!"
- "Correct!"
- *Bracket shape
- "That is correct"
- Not wrong
- Starboard side
- _______ whale
- Fair
- "Don't you agree?"
- True, just claim
- On the button
- Limbaugh's wing
- In order
- "Correct-a-mundo"
- "I know, ___?"
- Constitutional guarantee
- "Of course!"
- One way to turn
- Type of turn
- A common turn
- -
- "That's correct!"
- Mr. ___ (Prince Charming)
- ___ of way
- Justified
- Privilege to which one is entitled
- Proper ceremony for the listener
- Correct sound for ceremony
- Direction Super Mario Bros. scrolls toward
- Opposite of left
- Factually correct (5)
- Factually correct
- East, on a map
- Conservative - correct
- Properly
- Girth (anag)
- Legal entitlement
- Morally defensible
- Totally in agreement!
- Correct height for an oil platform
- A just claim; wouldn't you say?
- Valid claim
- But it could be an entitlement to what's left
- Correct - starboard
- A legitimate punch
- A justifiable punch
- Entitlement to only one sock?
- Spot-on
- All the way from Brighton
- Dexter's prerogative
- Wrong girth, it's true
- The hand to the east when facing north
- True
- Examples of 19 down, 22 across, also 8
- The Mr to marry
- Correct ceremonial voice
- A sock on the side
- The side of justice
- Just so honourable?
- Suitable sock
- Tory entitlement?
- Said "Keep in touch, OK?"
- A blow to the side
- Prerogative
- Make a correction to starboard
- Terror when losing head is appropriate
- Relatively easy turn
- Sound ceremonial observance for Conservatives
- Authority - one hand
- Conservative
- Tory justice
- Appropriate ceremonial form in speech
- Having outfit with new hat, sat on nail and was absolutely OK
- Fix altitude without mistake
- Dexter by the book
- See 16
- See 12
- Something to which one is entitled on the side?
- Correct outfit, sexy but heartless ...
- Dexterous punch?
- See 22
- Just straighten up
- Due in Brighton
- Nothing left? Correct
- Morally good, justifiable or acceptable
- Correct the Conservatives
- True Conservatives
- Proper religious ceremony is spoken
- Proper shock, opener getting dismissed
- Proper shock, female leaving
- Sound cheerful after opener's dismissed
- Genuine religious ceremony, by the sound of it
- Trebly oxymoronic politician?
- Rabbi bordering on homosexual - what's wrong in that, now?
- One side that's correct
- Not left? That's correct!
- "Amen" kin
- Proper ceremony? That's what we hear
- "Prerogative" is perfect
- The side of a sock
- Proper ceremony, so we hear
- Never the left sock
- The correct girth, maybe
- Correct pen by the sound of it
- Privilege
- True Conservatives?
- Redress a wrong claim?
- Punch correctly
- "You got it!"
- In good health? Well, fairly
- Mr Wright, we hear, is the man to marry
- Correct girth, maybe
- Like triangles governed by the Pythagorean theorem
- See 24 Across
- Dexterous punch?
- Not one's left sock!
- "You're correct"
- The correct direction
- A proper knockout, perhaps
- A blow in the side?
- Direction of a blow
- Of suitable girth, perhaps
- A just claim; wouldn't you say?
- Redress
- "Uh-huh"
- A sock only suitable for one foot?
- Entitlement to only one sock?
- Just so honourable?
- "Correctamundo!"
- It's on the lawful side
- A blow for justice
- A blow on the side
- Equitable, but only just
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 21, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - May 12, 2026
- Mirror Mini - April 15, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 14, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 01, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 23, 2026
- Daily Quick - March 10, 2026
- Daily American - February 09, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 07, 2026
- Daily American - January 01, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 17, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - November 23, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 14, 2025
- Daily American - September 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 21, 2025
- Daily American - June 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 04, 2025
- Daily American - May 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - May 07, 2025
- Mirror Mini - April 14, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - April 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 16, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 31, 2025
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