Clues for the word "SERPENTINE"
We've had 15 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 14 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Family Time crossword on November 06, 2022.
Definition of serpentine
- a. - Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid.
- n. - A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color.
- n. - A kind of ancient cannon.
- v. i. - To serpentize.
Referring Clues
- Sly teen ripens bananas (10)
- Windy?
- Winding
- Snaking, like the arrangement of circled letters in this puzzle
- Like Lombard Street in San Francisco
- Slithering Kings of the Sun single?
- S: Speaker addressing Eve in Eden, originally
- Green mineral found in winding track
- Mineral water for Londoners
- Mineral water enjoyed by Londoners in the park
- Creature in East River
- Winding French river carries royal captive
- Meandering writer can dry up round the edges
- Snakelike
- Like a winding path
Last Seen In
- Family Time - November 06, 2022
- Guardian Cryptic - November 10, 2015
- Rock n Roll Crossword - March 29, 2015
- Guardian Quick - October 07, 2014
- New York Times - December 10, 2013
- New York Times - March 07, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - July 21, 2010
- Washington Post - June 20, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - January 04, 2010
- New York Times - April 19, 2008
- Guardian Quiptic - January 30, 2006
- Guardian Quiptic - December 26, 2005
- Guardian Cryptic - September 28, 2005
- Guardian Prize - October 16, 1999