Clues for the word "ROPY"
We've had 35 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 55 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on November 17, 2025.
Definition of ropy
- a. - capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees.
Referring Clues
- Fibrous
- Not pouring smoothly, as a liquid
- Cordlike
- Like some muscles
- Stringy
- Thickly fibrous
- Stringy and viscous
- Rich with strands
- Adjective for some vines
- Like thick vines
- Well-sinewed
- Like thick cords
- Like thick twine
- Muscular
- Forming strands
- Viscous
- Like viscid threads
- Like stringy threads
- Long, strong, and fibrous
- Like challah dough
- Like sinew
- Long, strong and fibrous
- Off colour, or bunged up and extremely pasty
- Flawed conclusions used by warmonger to drop diplomacy
- Boy after eating piece of pie becomes slightly unwell
- Poor work disrupting railway
- Sinuous
- Sinewy
- Glutinous
- Long and fibrous, like a vine
- Was picking oakum such a job?
- Like a twisted cord that's not very good
- Like baked mozzarella
- Fibrous, as roots
- Like some overcooked meat
Last Seen In
- LA Times - November 17, 2025
- LA Times - October 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 15, 2025
- LA Times - May 17, 2025
- USA Today - July 01, 2024
- USA Today - April 24, 2024
- USA Today - January 25, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - October 02, 2022
- New York Times - July 16, 2022
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - December 10, 2017
- LA Times - May 08, 2017
- Guardian Everyman - February 26, 2017
- USA Today - November 04, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - May 18, 2016
- Universal - March 25, 2016
- New York Times - November 11, 2015
- Universal - November 10, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - July 17, 2015
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - May 18, 2014
- LA Times - February 01, 2014
- USA Today - January 16, 2014
- LA Times - January 05, 2014
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 25, 2013
- Washington Post - March 11, 2013
- Washington Post - February 06, 2013
- LA Times Sunday - April 22, 2012
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 21, 2011
- LA Times - September 24, 2011
- New York Times - March 26, 2011
- Canadiana - December 13, 2010
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