Clues for the word "SPEAR"
We've had 184 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 552 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on April 15, 2025.
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
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - April 15, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 15, 2025
- LA Times - March 09, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - February 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 29, 2025
- Daily American - January 28, 2025
- LA Times - January 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 13, 2025
- New York Times - January 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 25, 2024
- New York Times - December 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 22, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 23, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 16, 2024
- LA Times - October 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 02, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 23, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 10, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 09, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 05, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 29, 2024
- Family Time - August 26, 2024
- Family Time - August 18, 2024
- USA Today - August 13, 2024
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