Clues for the word "ROUGH"
We've had 86 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 107 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on May 13, 2026.
Definition of rough
- n. - Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.
- n. - Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of a piece of land, or of a road.
- n. - Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough diamond.
- n. - Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water.
- n. - Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; -- said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough coat.
- n. - Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish.
- n. - Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a rough temper.
- n. - Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough measures or actions.
- n. - Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers.
- n. - Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.
- n. - Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a rough day.
- n. - Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish; incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught.
- n. - Produced offhand.
- n. - Boisterous weather.
- n. - A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- adv. - In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
- v. t. - To render rough; to roughen.
- v. t. - To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes.
- v. t. - To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch.
Referring Clues
- It might make a bad lie
- Sandpapery
- Crude collar discussed (5)
- Unedited
- Approximate
- Fairway boundary
- Hardly like a walk in the park
- Difficult
- Like sandpaper
- Golf-course area
- Trying
- Not at all smooth
- Bumpy
- Like life on the street
- Unpolished
- Scratchy
- Golf course hazard
- Unfinished
- Harsh
- Coarse
- Like some sketches
- Like Teddy's riders
- Turbulent
- With 21- and 25-Down, lacking refinement ... like this puzzle's grid?
- Uneven, as a road
- Golf course area
- Not smooth
- Abrasive
- Homonym for ruff
- Still in draft form
- Rambunctious
- Like stormy seas
- In need of sanding
- Destination of many a sliced drive
- A ____ Diamond
- Far from smooth
- Fairway adjoiner
- Hooligan feeling unwell
- Crude
- Boisterous - thug
- Wild bird called out
- Bit of a ruffian, we hear
- It's not nice to be harsh
- The thug can mean trouble for the golfer
- Very choppy
- Would a thug get such justice?
- Crude first remark to finish with an exclamation of disgust
- Original plan to contain noisy type of lager lout going ahead
- More or less unkind
- Uneven - approximate - stormy
- Endlessly make up with husband - a yob
- Uneven
- Approximate - rudimentary
- Conclusion of Victor Hugo turned out poorly
- Sketchy
- Frilly collar said to be uneven
- Unsophisticated Romania - yuk!
- Uneven, harsh
- Hooligan hung over grating
- Limitless dry period is hard
- Hooligan on the golf course?
- Long grass on a golf course
- Long grass in golf
- Crude ending of Victor Hugo novel
- Wild and woolly
- Raucous sound of bird
- Like some sandpaper
- Uncut grass on a golf course
- Such luck makes things difficult for golfers
- *Hard time
- Rugged
- Errant drive's destination
- Like many drafts
- Uneven, not smooth
- Where a bad lie, of course, is approximate?
- Like a poor golfer's luck?
- Like some drafts
- Golfer's "tall stuff"
- He's rude and not very precise
- In draft form
- Like stubble
- "Not even a collar", you say
- Where a slice might go
- Would a thug get such justice?
- Like the incompetent golfer's luck?
- Golf course part
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 13, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - May 04, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 07, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 28, 2025
- New York Times - August 01, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 08, 2025
- Mirror Mini - May 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 06, 2025
- New York Times - August 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 30, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - May 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 18, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 06, 2023
- Daily Quick - September 21, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - July 08, 2023
- USA Today - April 11, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - August 06, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - July 28, 2022
- USA Today - July 11, 2022
- New York Times - October 05, 2021
- Penny Dell Daily - January 08, 2018
- LA Times - January 07, 2018
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 14, 2017
- Daily Quick - September 21, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 05, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - July 08, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - June 23, 2017
- And in 77 more crossword puzzles...