Clues for the word "SAPPHIRE"
We've had 25 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 33 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on March 14, 2025.
Definition of sapphire
- n. - Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem.
- n. - The color of the gem; bright blue.
- n. - Any humming bird of the genus Hylocharis, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue.
- a. - Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue.
Referring Clues
- September birthstone
- Deep blue
- Blue shade
- Modern or traditional 45th-anniversary gift
- Deep blue gem
- Star of Bombay, e.g.
- Perhaps I turned to stone
- Horse swallowing a very soft stone
- Precious stone
- Blue
- Blue gemstone
- Gem
- "The stone is, perhaps, flawed," I interjected
- County comprising a very soft stone
- I, perhaps, reset precious stone
- Stone - rock perhaps describing one
- Blue plant - MP replaces
- Precious transparent stone of blue corundum
- Gemstone - it has sparkle, we hear
- County embracing software finds jewel
- Transparent gem
- Precious gemstone
- Blue birthstone
- Gemstone
- Blue gem
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - March 14, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - March 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 04, 2024
- LA Times - January 01, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 08, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - July 04, 2023
- Daily Quick - April 07, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - March 02, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - October 08, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - July 04, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 05, 2017
- Daily Quick - April 07, 2017
- Guardian Quick - July 26, 2016
- Evening Standard Easy - June 03, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - June 19, 2015
- Guardian Speedy - December 21, 2014
- LA Times - June 17, 2014
- New York Times - May 30, 2014
- Washington Post - May 25, 2014
- Guardian Quick - February 26, 2014
- Guardian Quick - December 29, 2013
- Guardian Prize - May 05, 2012
- Guardian Quick - March 26, 2012
- Guardian Quick - December 14, 2010
- New York Times - June 05, 2010
- Guardian Quiptic - November 17, 2008
- Guardian Cryptic - October 27, 2008
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 30, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - October 07, 2005
- Guardian Everyman - October 10, 2004
- And in 3 more crossword puzzles...