Clues for the word "SCOUR"
We've had 104 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 269 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on May 22, 2026.
Definition of scour
- v. t. - To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress.
- v. t. - To purge; as, to scour a horse.
- v. t. - To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away.
- v. t. - To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.
- v. i. - To clean anything by rubbing.
- v. i. - To cleanse anything.
- v. i. - To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.
- v. i. - To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.
- n. - Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.
Referring Clues
- Scrub
- Look everywhere in
- Thoroughly comb
- Scrub hard
- Use elbow grease on
- Search thoroughly
- Rub, rub, rub
- Search high and low
- Carefully search
- Use steel wool, e.g.
- Clean with elbow grease
- Clean with hard rubbing
- Use some elbow grease
- Rub and rub and rub
- Scrub well
- Search all over
- Comb
- Use an SOS pad
- Search intensely
- Clean thoroughly
- Search through
- Scrub thoroughly
- Really scrub
- Rub and rub
- Use elbow grease
- Burnish
- Search through thoroughly
- Scrub strenuously
- Use steel wool
- Clean, as pots
- Clean with steel wool
- Search widely
- Search every inch of
- Really clean
- Clean the cookware
- Use S.O.S on
- Use a Brillo pad
- Use a Brillo pad on
- Wash the pots
- Clean the pots and pans
- Do the pots and pans
- Rub clean
- Clean well
- Clean vigorously
- Clean energetically
- Search with a fine-tooth comb
- Abrade
- Pore over
- Use Brillo, say
- Use 121-Across on
- Use an S.O.S pad
- Range over in search
- Scrub clean
- Cleanse
- Rub to clean
- Make clean and bright
- Clean, as dirty pots
- Use Brillo on
- Use steel wool on
- Search far and wide
- Search quickly
- Scrub, as pots
- Clean pots
- Clean with effort
- Wash abrasively
- Search thoroughly to find first bit of custard in tart
- Use Brillo
- Clean by hard rubbing
- Initially, surgeons can't operate until really clean
- Clean by rubbing with an abrasive
- Change course endlessly as you search
- Search in a way that could be a bit cursory?
- Bottle takes no time - after seconds it's clean
- Clean with abrasive
- Tory in acrimonious purge
- Use steel wool and elbow grease
- Clean by scrubbing
- Clean with elbow grease, as a greasy pot
- Search exhaustively
- Polish hard
- Hunt through scrub
- Clean comb
- Search, getting bad-tempered, catching cold
- Namely the Guardian's quest
- Thoroughly search small playing area? Not quite
- Search for the pith of a discourse?
- Work on a baked-on mess
- Scrub vigorously
- Search clean everywhere?
- Use 53-Down on
- Search intensively
- Bitter about Charlie having to clean and polish
- Clean with steel wool, say
- Search with great care
- Thoroughly clean
- Put Ajax to work
- Search
- Scrub really hard
- Scrub energetically
- Search in a way that could be a bit cursory?
- Use a Brillo pad, say
- ___ the globe (look far and wide)
- Scrub with steel wool
- Scrub hard, as a pot
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - May 22, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - May 14, 2026
- Mirror Daily - May 10, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - April 17, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - April 16, 2026
- New York Times - February 02, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 11, 2026
- Your Life Choices - December 21, 2025
- LA Times - November 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 13, 2025
- Daily American - October 27, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 08, 2025
- LA Times - August 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 07, 2025
- Daily American - July 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 09, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 06, 2025
- LA Times - May 31, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - May 25, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - April 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 08, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 11, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 09, 2025
- Daily American - March 04, 2025
- Mirror Daily - February 27, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - February 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 31, 2024
- USA Today - November 23, 2024
- And in 239 more crossword puzzles...