Clues for the word "SCOURGE"
We've had 45 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 56 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on May 31, 2025.
Definition of scourge
- n. - A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.
- n. - Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment.
- n. - To whip severely; to lash.
- n. - To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.
- n. - To harass or afflict severely.
Referring Clues
- Plague
- Attila, to God?
- Calamity cause
- Source of devastation
- Source of widespread devastation
- Cause of ruin
- Attila, to his enemies
- Bane
- Cause of great affliction
- Cause of great pain
- ___ of God (epithet for Attila the Hun)
- Cause of problems
- Cause of calamity
- Chastise severly
- Widespread affliction
- Company blocking sudden increase? That causes great suffering
- Punish severely
- Cobalt in stream is cause of affliction
- Succeeded with valour to banish a destructive force
- Small bottle gets rid of a torment
- Firm in rush to get a cat
- Officer in a rush to inflict punishment ...
- Whip - bane
- Source of great trouble
- This cat's a pest
- It lashes half Cork in a great wave
- Affliction - whip
- A plague of scorpions?
- Flog and torture rogues without first bit of compassion
- Son with pluck exorcising a curse
- Son has pluck exorcising a curse
- Cat provided company in flood
- One who punishes company going to press after scandal, initially
- Rush to take care of punishment
- Flog small company on demand
- Flog small company to old city gent: no books required
- Whip, flog
- Flog, punish
- Whip
- Whip, for example, turned up, located after search
- Cat, say, brought back after search
- Lash
- Source of suffering
- Cause of misery
- Nemesis
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - May 31, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 12, 2025
- LA Times - September 06, 2024
- New York Times - May 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - December 22, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - May 30, 2023
- New York Times - August 11, 2022
- New York Times - February 27, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - October 13, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - May 30, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - May 16, 2017
- LA Times - March 01, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - October 04, 2016
- Guardian Quick - July 19, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - January 05, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 27, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - February 27, 2015
- Wall Street Journal - November 08, 2013
- Chicago Reader - October 25, 2013
- New York Times - August 05, 2013
- Guardian Quiptic - November 26, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - October 12, 2012
- Guardian Quick - August 19, 2012
- Guardian Speedy - April 08, 2012
- Netword - March 11, 2012
- Guardian Everyman - December 18, 2011
- Universal - December 02, 2011
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 09, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 07, 2010
- And in 26 more crossword puzzles...