Clues for the word "SIMPLE"
We've had 54 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 82 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on August 06, 2026.
Definition of simple
- a. - Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.
- a. - Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.
- a. - Mere; not other than; being only.
- a. - Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.
- a. - Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
- a. - Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.
- a. - Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly.
- a. - Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.
- a. - Humble; lowly; undistinguished.
- a. - Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.
- a. - Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a.
- a. - Homogenous.
- a. - Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; -- opposed to compound.
- a. - Something not mixed or compounded.
- a. - A medicinal plant; -- so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.
- a. - A drawloom.
- a. - A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
- a. - A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
- v. i. - To gather simples, or medicinal plants.
Referring Clues
- Clean-lined
- Modest
- Like child's play
- "That's easy"
- Like some arithmetic
- "Piece of cake!"
- Mere
- Like Simon
- A piece of cake
- "Piece of cake!"
- Uncomplicated
- Hardly complicated
- Unpretentious
- Easy
- Unadorned
- Like a piece of cake
- "No sweat!"
- ___ Simon
- Child's play, so to speak
- Straightforward
- Not hard
- Easy, foolish
- '00 No Doubt hit "___ Kind of Life"
- Help mistress, partly upset and guileless
- Artless politician getting into a pack of lies
- It's easy to weave lies about a politician
- For the not very intelligent, it's easy
- Herb is far from 6
- As is natural, you get an easy clue
- It's easy to be like Simon
- Naive politician caught in a web of lies
- Miles turning round intro for Paul Simon's predecessor?
- Charge for borrowing caused understandable concern
- Ordinary concern for money made from investment?(6,8)
- Penniless pie seeker
- See 24
- In some cases I'm pleading innocent
- No-frills
- Not flashy
- 5 down in the herb-garden
- Plain daft
- Straightforward, like Simon?
- Unpretentious representative inhabiting isle abroad
- Hollow son kicking daughter out
- Fools one politician hired, working on board
- It's easy to concoct lies about a politician
- Easy clues I'm pleased to provide
- It's easy to give a wry smile about poor start
- Easy peasy
- Easy as pie
- Not complicated
- Unfairly implies one is lacking in, or devoid of intelligence
- Not complex
- Elementary
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 06, 2026
- Daily Quick - June 23, 2026
- Daily Quick - May 27, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - May 23, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - April 14, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 13, 2026
- Daily Quick - December 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 30, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 22, 2025
- LA Times - May 21, 2025
- Daily Quick - May 11, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 14, 2024
- Daily Quick - June 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 19, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 26, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - May 22, 2024
- USA Today - February 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 29, 2024
- Daily Quick - December 13, 2023
- Daily Quick - October 22, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 26, 2023
- Family Time - July 24, 2023
- Daily Quick - May 11, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 28, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - August 03, 2022
- Daily Quick - June 22, 2022
- Daily Quick - December 13, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 28, 2017
- Daily Quick - October 22, 2017
- Netword - October 15, 2017
- And in 52 more crossword puzzles...