Clues for the word "SPATE"
We've had 60 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 262 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on April 27, 2026.
Definition of spate
- n. - A river flood; an overflow or inundation.
Referring Clues
- Rush
- Outpouring
- Sudden outpouring
- Rash
- Avalanche
- Sudden burst
- Run
- Trickle's opposite
- Sudden inundation
- Sudden influx
- Inundation
- Forceful flow
- Flood
- Sudden rush
- Torrent
- Flurry
- A whole heap
- Sudden outburst
- Onrush
- Overwhelming rush
- Flash flood
- Freshet
- Outpouring, as of words
- Rash or rush
- Verbal outpouring
- Deluge
- Downpour
- Sudden onrush
- Burst of activity
- Large influx
- Big rush
- Sudden torrent
- Sudden downpour
- Heavy rainfall
- Sudden flood
- Dramatic outpouring
- Excessive amount
- Heavy rain
- Sudden gush
- Rush of floodwater
- Rush, outpouring
- Mix paste with too much water, perhaps
- Paste mixed with too much water
- Too much water can spoil tapes
- A pest can be simply too much!
- Unexpected rush
- More than a trickle
- Sudden flow
- Water valves turned before engineer's first flood
- Flood; sudden burst
- Rush to dispute point
- To cook eats around the piano is too much!
- Small head in flood
- Excessive water in mixing paste
- A lot of tapes in a tangle
- Sudden flurry
- Glut of butter in the southeast?
- Overflow
- Sudden wave
- Sudden surge
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 27, 2026
- Daily American - February 06, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - December 05, 2025
- Daily American - June 30, 2025
- New York Times - May 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 27, 2025
- Daily American - December 28, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 12, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 08, 2024
- Daily American - October 23, 2024
- Daily American - October 14, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - September 22, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 07, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - June 02, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 24, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - March 17, 2024
- Daily American - February 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 29, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 28, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 28, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - November 17, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - November 14, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - November 09, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - September 19, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - August 11, 2023
- And in 232 more crossword puzzles...