Clues for the word "SCANDAL"
We've had 72 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 125 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on May 20, 2026.
Definition of scandal
- n. - Offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is regarded as wrong, criminal, heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or disgrace.
- n. - Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously.
- n. - Anything alleged in pleading which is impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or which derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to good manners.
- v. t. - To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander.
- v. t. - To scandalize; to offend.
Referring Clues
- A gate may be attached to one
- Watergate, e.g.
- What a gate may be attached to?
- Frequent subject of "The E! True Hollywood Story"
- It's often behind a cover-up
- Sensational misdoings
- Tabloid topic
- What "-gate" may indicate
- Smear-sheet topic
- Iran-Contra, e.g.
- Muckraker's topic
- Tabloid fodder
- Celebrity bane
- Affair with a -gate
- Political career killer
- Disgraceful goings-on
- Prelude to a resignation, perhaps
- "National Enquirer" fodder
- It may lead to a term ending with "gate"
- Event triggering public outrage
- Social disgrace
- Tabloid item, often
- What the suffix '-gate' denotes
- Tabloid seller
- Politician's downfall
- Shameful incident
- National Enquirer fodder
- School for ____
- Disgrace
- Disgraceful action
- Malicious gossip
- Check pulse after shocking incident
- Disgraceful event
- Nadal's furious about cocaine affair
- Something sleazy in the drama school?
- (Cause of) outrage
- It injures reputation
- Naughty lads can create one
- Shocking subject for play school?
- Subject of Sheridan's school
- Disgrace of boy brought up after search
- Boy returns after examination in disgrace
- Look at young man going the wrong way, a disgrace
- Lads can be involved in dishonour
- Con man turns up in disgrace
- Malicious gossip fell on cultivated land
- Playschool syllabus is a disgrace
- What play school is for?
- Playschool subject? It's an outrage!
- Caught in something afoot - it's disgraceful!
- Backward boys can get in disgrace
- Check on boy returning in disgrace
- Hundred resident in shoe - shame!
- See 5
- About to fit into shoe, which is an outrage
- See 15
- School subject, footwear, in which top of class
- Caught in shoe, might this trip dignitary up?
- Produce image of inverted boy
- Examine backward boy and gossip
- Tabloid subject
- US TV series starring Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope
- Reason to resign
- Gossip to read to a backward lad
- Bringing the boys back to carry the can is disgraceful
- Object of much discussion caught in shoe
- Event ending in -gate
- Very bad publicity
- Disgraceful tale to read to a backward lad
- Public disgrace
- Skeleton that's no longer in the closet?
- Something sleazy in the drama school?
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - May 20, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - April 10, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - April 04, 2026
- Your Life Choices - March 07, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 01, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 01, 2026
- Your Life Choices - December 22, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 26, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 15, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 11, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 14, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 07, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 22, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 14, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - August 08, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 07, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - June 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 24, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 23, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - April 18, 2024
- And in 95 more crossword puzzles...