Clues for the word "SOCK"
We've had 119 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 229 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on January 19, 2026.
Definition of sock
- n. - A plowshare.
- n. - The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, -- used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the buskin.
- n. - A knit or woven covering for the foot and lower leg; a stocking with a short leg.
- n. - A warm inner sole for a shoe.
Referring Clues
- Wind indicator
- "Pow!"
- Plaster
- Punch
- Wallop
- Paste
- Haymaker
- Laundromat loss, maybe
- Something odd about the wash?
- Buffet
- Nonmatching item, maybe
- Half a pair of footwear
- Argyle, for one
- Foot covering
- Hit hard
- It's often around a foot
- Hit
- Darn it
- Anklet or argyle
- Bit of footwear
- Belt
- Weathervane alternative
- Slug
- Argyle, e.g.
- Puppet maker?
- It's often around a foot?
- Bit of footwear that appears at both ends of this puzzle's theme answers
- Darned thing
- Makeshift puppet
- Simple puppet
- ___ puppet
- Calf warmer
- It's about a foot
- Foot holder
- It may lose its mate in the laundry
- Basis for a simple puppet
- What may not come out in the wash?
- Foot warmer
- Rudimentary puppet
- One often lost in the laundry
- Put (away), as money
- Wind direction indicator
- Hit forcefully
- Foot coverer
- Wearable between shoe and you
- Washday loss, often
- Common laundromat loss
- Occasional laundromat loss
- "Argyle" footwear
- ___ hop
- Argyle, for instance
- Unmatched dresser item, maybe
- Pacific salmon
- Anklet
- Foot cover
- It fits inside a shoe
- Item of hosiery
- Aretha Franklin "___ it to me"
- Hit with a powerful blow
- Hit very hard
- Very short stocking?
- Right or left?
- Right or left, there may be no difference
- "A clout" is an item of apparel
- Hit on the foot
- Woollen footwear
- Item of clothing
- See 9
- A striking thing to wear?
- See 6
- Blow taking out 22 down's eye
- Makings of a simple puppet
- Hit hard - footwear
- Footwear
- Type of drawer
- Often-lost laundry item
- It may cover a calf
- Possible puppet
- Laundry loss
- Footwear item
- Shoe & ___
- Hosiery item
- Slug, one of a pair
- Basis for a hand puppet
- Washing machine fodder?
- Save, with "away"
- It's over a foot
- A right or left one?
- Item of footwear that's a hit
- A belt is something you wear
- May need mending, darn it!
- Hit on the foot?
- ___ hop: gym dance
- See 94-Across
- Footwear, possibly right or left!
- At the airfield, possibly full of wind
- See 31 Down
- One might go missing in the dryer
- Piece of hosiery
- Could it hurt your foot?
- Punch hard
- Something striking to wear?
- Shoe/foot go-between
- What's worn under a shoe
- Item sometimes "lost" in a clothes dryer
- Item of clothing that's also a synonym for "belt"
- One of a pair that often goes missing
- Clothing item that may be used as a puppet
- Right or left?
- Fashion no-no with a flip-flop
- Thing in your dresser that needs a mate
- Worn on the foot, it can knock you down!
- A striking thing to wear?
- Annoying thing to find unmatched in the laundry pile
- "___ it to me!"
- Tube or compression footwear
- Piece of footwear that can be knitted
- Common laundry no-show
- Short stocking
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - January 19, 2026
- Daily American - January 18, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - December 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 16, 2025
- Daily American - November 14, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 13, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 11, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 20, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 22, 2025
- Your Life Choices - May 21, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - May 05, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 22, 2025
- Daily American - April 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 06, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 18, 2025
- Daily American - January 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 28, 2025
- Daily American - December 19, 2024
- LA Times - October 23, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - October 03, 2024
- Daily American - September 21, 2024
- USA Today - September 13, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - July 31, 2024
- USA Today - July 31, 2024
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