Clues for the word "SPEAR"
We've had 187 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 593 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on March 08, 2026.
Definition of spear
- n. - A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.
- n. - Fig.: A spearman.
- n. - A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals.
- n. - A shoot, as of grass; a spire.
- n. - The feather of a horse. See Feather, n., 4.
- n. - The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.
- v. t. - To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.
- v. i. - To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire.
Referring Clues
- Headhunter's equipment
- Primitive weapon
- Bushman's weapon
- Catch fish, in a primitive way
- Weapon that's thrown
- Prop in "Siegfried"
- Stab
- Warrior's weapon
- Primitive fishing tool
- Impale
- Asparagus unit
- Lance
- Bit of broccoli
- Javelin
- Element of tribal warfare?
- Pickle unit
- Caveman's tool
- Whaling weapon
- Pickle portion
- Sticker
- Grass unit
- Shoot in the garden
- Fishing tool
- Asparagus serving
- Bit of asparagus
- Asparagus shoot
- Take a stab at
- Diver's weapon
- Watusi weapon
- Old military sticker
- Broccoli bit
- Hunter's weapon
- Asparagus tidbit
- Long-shafted stabber
- Primitive projectile
- Mammoth hunter's weapon
- Headhunter's weapon
- Safari weapon
- Asparagus piece
- Shoot
- Thrown weapon
- Sharp weapon
- Stick a fork in
- Flung weapon
- Old weapon
- It has a pointy head
- Piece of asparagus
- Grab with a toothpick
- Pointed weapon
- Harpoon
- Ancient weapon
- Pickle piece
- Broccoli unit
- Pickle serving
- Aborigine's weapon
- Stereotypical opera prop
- It has a point
- Mint starter
- Stone Age weapon
- Plant shoot
- Word with head or mint
- Weapon that's hurled
- Asparagus morsel
- Gaff, to a fisherman
- Broccoli portion
- Asparagus tip
- Grass blade
- Low-tech weapon
- Hook or net alternative
- Old fishing tool
- Pike
- Pointy staff
- Pointy staff
- Hurled weapon
- Stalk of asparagus
- Stalk of asparagus
- Opera prop
- Catch with a harpoon
- Trident
- Slender stalk of asparagus
- Piece of broccoli
- Renaissance fair prop
- Javelin or harpoon
- Assagai
- Catch fish, in a way
- Mammoth hunt weapon
- Take a stab at?
- Large pickle wedge
- Skewer
- Elmer holds one in "What's Opera, Doc?"
- Simple weapon
- Put the fork to
- Harpoon cousin
- Weapon that is thrown
- Dill pickle wedge
- Gladiator's weapon
- Jungle-movie prop
- Weapon with a pointy head
- ___ gun
- Primitive fishing weapon
- Catch suddenly in the infield
- Harpoon, essentially
- Stick with a point
- Caveman's weapon
- Javelin, for example
- Pineapple portion
- Weapon seen on the Kenyan flag
- Long-shafted weapon
- Broccoli shoot
- Weapon of old
- A slender stalk of asparagus
- Serving of asparagus
- Asparagus stalk
- Grammy-winning reggae singer Burning ___
- "Slavery Days" Burning ___
- Jamaican legend Winston Rodney, aka Burning ___
- Long pointed weapon
- Fight over fishwife's last pike
- Can it also kill asparagus?
- Spare weapon?
- Weapon
- It differs from the distaff
- Weapon for society over fruit
- Weapon for a childless listener
- Asparagus, for instance, can kill you!
- Weapon and drug stored in box
- Trident, e.g.
- A bit of padding inserted to dry out weapon
- Sharp-tipped weapon
- Weapon used by the Mint?
- Weapon found in spare ground
- Dill pickle quarter
- Pike's kin
- Long weapon
- Symbol of 44 Across
- Weapon for Odin
- Get onto one's fork, say
- Phalanx weapon
- Throwing weapon
- Shoot weapon
- Weapon attracting special attention
- Box containing English throwing weapon
- Primitive kind of poker?
- Small fruit or piece of asparagus
- Harpoon or javelin
- Stick a toothpick in
- Pointy weapon used by the Dora Milaje in "Black Panther"
- Broccoli part
- Bit of fishing gear
- Cape ___ ( Canada's most easterly place )
- Being on the male side, it has point
- Dill pickle serving
- Implement used for cave-painting
- Pickle slice
- Pierce, as an hors d'oeuvre
- "Avatar" weapon
- Javelin, e.g.
- Spare weapon?
- Impale fruit for the last of the Mohicans
- Pickle, maybe
- Gladiatorial accessory
- Javelin, for one
- Certainly not the distaff
- Weapon for Goliath
- Pierce top of skin on fruit
- It can make a hole in bad pears
- Push a toothpick through
- Piece of pickle
- Asparagus, say, could give one a stabbing pain
- Ancient arm
- Can it also kill asparagus?
- Fishing tool, for some
- Fishing weapon
- It's certainly not a distaff!
- Bit of gear in Dungeons & Dragons
- Piece of broccoli or asparagus
- Pike, e.g.
- Ape's weapon in "Planet of the Apes"
- Pointy fishing tool
- Long tool traditionally used by fishers
- Weapon for Achilles
- Weapon such as a yari
- Impale, on the point, the fruit
- SÅjutsu weapon
- Weapon on Kenya's flag
- Piercing weapon
- Stab, in a way
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - March 08, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - March 04, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 02, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 24, 2026
- Your Life Choices - January 30, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 22, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 21, 2026
- New York Times - January 08, 2026
- Daily American - January 01, 2026
- Mirror Daily - December 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 01, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 18, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 11, 2025
- Daily American - September 30, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 18, 2025
- Mirror Mini - September 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 04, 2025
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