Clues for the word "ROMANTIC"
We've had 31 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 41 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on December 07, 2025.
Definition of romantic
- a. - Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking.
- a. - Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind.
- a. - Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style; as, the romantic school of poets.
- a. - Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape.
Referring Clues
- Like candlelight and flowers, say
- Like many Meg Ryan comedies
- Don Quixote type
- Idealist
- Like candlelit dinners
- Like a moonlight cruise
- Amoristic
- Affectionate
- Conducive to courtship
- Fanciful
- Suitable for courtship
- Like many Doris Day movies
- Like a candlelight dinner
- Like a love letter
- Dreamy
- Chopin's era
- Expressing love
- Amorous
- Amorous (but not practical?)
- Unrealistic Abramovich starts to tear into Chelsea?
- Mills and Boon-style books in modern Greek
- Sentimental jerk in the Eternal City?
- Topless sexy person embraced in amorous fashion
- Trick of memory - and of love
- Capital fellow with twitch gets sentimental
- Sentimental run out to island, then it"s back to club
- Amorous Italian jerk
- Idyllic old Italian metropolis briefly recollected
- With 35-Down, literary period known for flowery poetry
- Like love letters
- Like Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"
Last Seen In
- New York Times - December 07, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 03, 2025
- New York Times - March 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 11, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 16, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - July 24, 2023
- Mirror Daily - December 25, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - July 26, 2022
- Netword - September 21, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - July 06, 2017
- Mirror Daily - June 03, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - May 06, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - February 20, 2017
- Universal - August 31, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - August 19, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - June 10, 2016
- Mirror Daily - June 03, 2016
- Netword - June 01, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - February 29, 2016
- Guardian Prize - May 16, 2015
- Guardian Quick - August 13, 2014
- Netword - July 23, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - November 07, 2013
- Washington Post - October 28, 2012
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - August 19, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - June 18, 2012
- Universal - February 23, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - January 11, 2012
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 04, 2011
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 17, 2011
- And in 11 more crossword puzzles...