Clues for the word "SERPENT"
We've had 69 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 103 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on September 10, 2025.
Definition of serpent
- n. - Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia.
- n. - Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
- n. - A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground.
- n. - The constellation Serpens.
- n. - A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone, formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.
- v. i. - To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander.
- v. t. - To wind; to encircle.
Referring Clues
- Biblical tempter
- Treacherous type
- Satanic disguise
- Eve's tempter
- Garden of Eden inhabitant
- Midgard ___ (monster of Norse myth)
- Snake, e.g.
- Snake
- Treacherous one
- Eden denizen
- Initial beguiler
- Genesis villain
- Genesis 3 talker
- Viper
- Eden tempter
- Limbless scaly elongate reptile
- Treacherous sort
- Limbless animal
- Eden villain
- Caduceus part
- Biblical villain
- Untrustworthy one
- Infamous garden creature
- Ophidian
- Garden of Eden creature
- Genesis evildoer
- Garden snake?
- One not to be trusted
- 70-Across tempter
- Dragon
- Genesis antagonist
- Asp
- Biblical reptile
- Aaron's rod, at one point
- Slithering reptile
- Garden of Eden reptile
- Eve's tempter repents going astray
- Snake's exhausted, holding soldiers back
- One tempted mother of ten and paid out without hesitation
- Tempter who can make you a present
- Did one tempt Eve to unwrap a present?
- Tempter taking back part of gift
- Instrument of Eve' s downfall
- Devilish tempting creature?
- Snake - old wind instrument
- Old instrument - in the wind section?
- Large snake
- Past instrument in present form
- Hesitation seen in exhausted reptile
- Creeper makes weird present
- Tempter of 20-Across
- Apple provider
- Eve's tempter, when reformed, repents
- Snake in devilish guise
- A snake makes an unusual present
- Devilish form of present?
- Speaker of the words "Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil," in Genesis
- Animal in Genesis
- Genesis 3 beast
- Quetzalcoatl's reptilian form
- Sent round prepackaged to exhibit at the zoo
- Did one tempt Eve to unwrap a present?
- Uktena, the Horned ___
- Gorgon's lock
- The "coatl" part of Quetzalcoatl
- Devilish tempting creature?
- Biblical snake
- Big snake
- Craftiest animal in the Garden of Eden
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - September 10, 2025
- New York Times - August 11, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 05, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 26, 2024
- USA Today - October 26, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - September 23, 2024
- USA Today - June 12, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - December 26, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 14, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - September 21, 2023
- LA Times - September 17, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - September 10, 2023
- Daily Quick - August 05, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - June 12, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - December 26, 2022
- USA Today - October 05, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - September 25, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - September 23, 2022
- LA Times - September 06, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - July 22, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - June 10, 2022
- New York Times - February 19, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 16, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - September 10, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - September 01, 2017
- Daily Quick - August 05, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 20, 2017
- USA Today - June 15, 2017
- And in 73 more crossword puzzles...