Clues for the word "RUSTY"
We've had 37 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 128 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on April 15, 2025.
Definition of rusty
- superl. - Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.
- superl. - Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.
- superl. - Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.
- superl. - Surly; morose; crusty; sullen.
- superl. - Rust-colored; dark.
- superl. - Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.
- superl. - Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.
Referring Clues
- Out of practice
- Way out of practice
- No longer adequate
- Like much junkyard metal
- Not in good form
- Out of top form
- Corroded
- Needing practice
- Oxidized
- Benched too long
- In need of brushing up
- Like many older Americans' French or Spanish
- Inept for want of practice
- Reddish
- In bad condition
- Impaired from disuse
- Son in the "National Lampoon's Vacation" series
- Soundgarden "___ Cage"
- Need polishing up on anagrams? Try us!
- Being out of practice can make us try
- Neglected to arrange a try-out for us
- Lacking polish, being out of practice
- Problem with eye after game, initially out of practice
- Affected by corrosion - out of practice
- Unusually sturdy daughter dropped out of practice
- Out of practice? Game's extremely tricky
- Easily irritated leader's dropped, being out of practice
- Like old, crumbly metal
- Showing ruddy obvious lack of practice
- Cantankerous head dismissed, not employed for some time
- Like old metal outdoors
- A rotten shade of red
- In need of practice
- He's out of practice
- Baseball's Staub
- Out of shape
- Benched way too long
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - April 15, 2025
- USA Today - February 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 09, 2025
- Daily American - December 27, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - December 14, 2024
- Daily American - October 21, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 14, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - August 13, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 04, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - January 02, 2024
- USA Today - December 30, 2023
- Your Life Choices - December 04, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 31, 2023
- Daily Quick - August 23, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - August 05, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - July 31, 2023
- LA Times - May 27, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - May 20, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 08, 2023
- USA Today - March 29, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - March 25, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - March 01, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - February 27, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - February 09, 2023
- Daily American - December 27, 2022
- LA Times - December 25, 2022
- LA Times - December 24, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - December 15, 2022
- Daily American - October 21, 2022
- And in 98 more crossword puzzles...