Clues for the word "SHAD"
We've had 126 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 491 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on February 01, 2026.
Definition of shad
- n. sing. & pl. - Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species.
Referring Clues
- Source of roe
- Fish usually caught in the winter
- Roe source
- Filleted fish
- Trawler's haul
- Spawning fish
- Variety of herring
- Certain herring
- Herring kin
- Skipjack herring, e.g.
- Fish that swims upstream
- Cousin of a herring
- Alewife's cousin
- Kohada, on a sushi menu
- Fish that migrates from seawater to freshwater and back
- Fish that can detect ultrasound
- Alewife's relative
- The fish in John McPhee's "The Founding Fish"
- Atlantic catch
- Cousin of an alewife
- Food fish
- Herring type
- Deep-bodied herring that swims upstream to spawn
- Herring cousin
- Roe supplier
- Caviar source
- Herring's cousin
- Migratory herring
- Food fish in the herring family
- Fish of the herring family
- Fish that spawns upstream
- Deep-bodied herring
- Relative of an alewife
- River herring
- River herrings
- Edible herring
- Upstream swimmer
- Food fish known for its roe
- Herringlike fish
- Herring relative
- Fish dish
- Herring
- Cousin of the herring
- Roe layer
- Catch of the day, perhaps
- Source of some roe
- Bait fish
- Roe producer
- Menhaden kin
- Coastal fish
- Kind of herring
- Type of herring
- Its roe is a delicacy
- Roe provider
- Fish with delectable roe
- Migratory herringlike fish
- Roe housing?
- Atlantic Coast catch
- Atlantic food fish
- Sardine's cousin
- Fish similar to a herring
- Herring's kin
- Source of some highly prized 19-Acrosses
- Herring prized for its eggs
- Mooneye's cousin
- Provider of 34-Across
- Caviar provider
- Food herring
- Silvery fish
- Chowder fish
- Hudson River spawner
- Herring known for its roe
- Some roe upstream, eventually
- Caviar fish
- Sprat relative
- Herring-like fish
- Fish
- Large herring
- Herringlike food fish
- Clupeid fish
- A herring relative
- Sardine cousin
- European herring
- Bony fish
- A herring
- ___ roe
- Herring family member
- Coastal food fish
- Herring prized for its roe
- Source of valuable eggs
- Kind of roe
- Migrating baitfish
- Herring family fish
- Herring family member known for its roe
- Herring kin rich in omega-3s
- Columbia River catch
- Roe fish
- Type of fish
- Fish esteemed for roe
- Roe-producing fish
- Herringlike fishes
- Fish like a herring
- Mum gets a dead fish
- Toothless fish
- Bob ate fish
- Chesapeake Bay swimmer
- Atlantic swimmer
- Tricked by small fish
- Major food fish
- Fish prized for its roe
- Fish that produces 56-Down
- Fish that produces roe
- Herring in rivers
- Marine fish
- Fish in a London well!
- Fish with prized roe
- Fish that migrates up streams to spawn
- River swimmer
- Bony fish with prized eggs
- Fish with valuable roe
- Popular baitfish
- Herring's relative
- Deep-bodied herring fish
- Herring fish
- 56-Across provider
- Atlantic fish
Last Seen In
- New York Times - February 01, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 25, 2026
- Daily American - December 31, 2025
- LA Times - November 09, 2025
- Daily American - October 26, 2025
- LA Times - October 06, 2025
- Daily American - September 22, 2025
- Mirror Mini - August 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 18, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 17, 2025
- Daily American - May 12, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 30, 2025
- Daily American - March 24, 2025
- LA Times - March 01, 2025
- Daily American - February 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 29, 2025
- Family Time - January 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 10, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 12, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 04, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 25, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 12, 2024
- LA Times - November 08, 2024
- Daily American - October 30, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 17, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 09, 2024
- Daily American - October 08, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 11, 2024
- Daily American - August 12, 2024
- Mirror Mini - July 31, 2024
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