Clues for the word "SECRET"
We've had 123 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 224 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Mini crossword on April 30, 2026.
Definition of secret
- a. - Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow.
- a. - Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
- a. - Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive.
- a. - Separate; distinct.
- a. - Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed.
- a. - A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery.
- a. - The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs.
- v. t. - To keep secret.
Referring Clues
- Confidential matter
- Closet
- It may be hard for one person to carry
- Hush-hush
- Whispered words
- Spy's quest
- Not meant to be repeated
- Shrouded
- It may be under your hat
- Skeleton in the closet, e.g.
- "The ___ of Nimh" (1982 cartoon)
- Undercover
- Unrevealed
- Not publicly known
- With "The," popular self-help book
- "I've Got a ___" (game show)
- It might be deep and dark
- Confidant's confidence
- Under wraps, so to speak
- Skeleton, so to speak
- Hidden
- Kind of agent
- Confidential item
- Concealed
- Something confidential
- Confidential
- With 55 Across, "You Bet Your Life" feature
- Clandestine
- Type of admirer
- Under wraps
- Whispered item
- Covert
- Unknown to many
- It may be hard to keep a juicy one
- Whispered thing
- For only a select few
- Classified
- With 55 Across, "You Bet Your Life" feature
- Ban alternative
- Nothing to write home about?
- Arcane
- Like some documents
- Unknown to but a few
- Mystery
- The untold story?
- With 39-Across, spy
- For your eyes only
- Diary tidbit
- The ____ Of My Success,1987 Fox movie
- With 34-Across, company's present occasion?
- With 74-Across, voting system that affords anonymity ... or the theme of this puzzle?
- It might be hard to keep
- Cloak-and-dagger
- It can be dangerous when leaked
- Known to but a few
- 1994 Madonna song
- It may be told in anger
- Like some identities
- Hidden fact
- Whispered confidence
- Confidence
- Word after top or trade
- Thing between friends
- ___ agent
- Like some handshakes
- Like some handshakes and formulas
- Something you tell someone to keep private
- Antiperspirant brand once advertised as "strong enough for a man"
- "It'll be our little ___"
- Rockers ___ and Whisper
- Not public
- Sheena Easton "Best Kept ___"
- Private
- Can't you tell if it's a dark one?
- It may be of untold value
- Religious faction holds divinity to be known only to initiates
- Confidential (information)
- Clandestine faction assimilates scripture
- Doctor erects what should be known to few
- Not public school receiving royal backing
- Dark forces clued around this grid
- Cloistered society bringing back holy hour
- Not to be disclosed
- Private school includes curriculum subject
- Covert introduction of Scripture to cult
- Nobody will know if we keep it
- Private clubs hidden in trees, oddly
- Dossier stamp
- Private, covert
- Vote cast anonymously
- Exude endless confidence
- Whispered bit of information
- In southern Crete, perhaps, is there such service?
- Like Mitty's "life"
- Confidential fact
- Something a gossip can't keep
- Erects constructively under cover
- It's not for everyone
- You may whisper one to a friend
- It may be hard to keep
- Something unrevealed
- *Tears and others
- Like passwords, ideally
- Something not to tell
- With 37-Across, Election Day practice ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme
- Trade ___ (Coca-Cola's recipe, e.g.)
- Kept hidden
- Can't you tell if it's a dark one?
- It's meant to be kept
- Like Superman's alter ego
- One might be whispered
- Word before "sauce" or "Santa"
- With 35-Across, anonymous voting method, and a hint to each set of circled letters
- Like some agents and Santas
- When revealed in this puzzle, it reverses the meanings of the answers to the starred clues
- Tryst partner / Discharging, as a liquid
- "Shh! It's a ___!"
- Deodorant brand
- With 46-Across, some areas in Clue ... or a hint to the first, fourth, twelfth and fifteenth rows of this puzzle
- Like some alter egos
- "Three may keep a ___, if two of them are dead": Benjamin Franklin
- "Our ___ moments in a crowded room / They got no idea about me and you"
- "It's a ___!"
Last Seen In
- Mirror Mini - April 30, 2026
- Mirror Mini - April 23, 2026
- New York Times - April 16, 2026
- Mirror Mini - December 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 18, 2025
- Daily American - August 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 01, 2025
- Mirror Mini - April 29, 2025
- Mirror Mini - April 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 14, 2025
- USA Today - March 16, 2025
- Mirror Daily - February 13, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 29, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 14, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 23, 2024
- LA Times - September 24, 2024
- New York Times - August 25, 2024
- Daily American - July 31, 2024
- Your Life Choices - July 11, 2024
- LA Times - July 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 26, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 18, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - June 03, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 27, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - May 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - May 14, 2024
- New York Times - April 11, 2024
- Mirror Daily - December 29, 2023
- USA Today - November 05, 2023
- Mirror Daily - October 10, 2023
- And in 194 more crossword puzzles...