Clues for the word "SIMPLE"
We've had 53 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 71 times in crosswords. It was last seen in King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer crossword on October 14, 2024.
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
Last Seen In
- 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
- Penny Dell Daily - October 02, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - September 08, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 01, 2017
- Mirror Quick - July 14, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - July 14, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - May 12, 2017
- Daily Quick - May 11, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - March 11, 2017
- Rock n Roll Crossword - January 01, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - August 29, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - February 19, 2016
- And in 41 more crossword puzzles...