Clues for the word "STAKE"
We've had 138 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 241 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on February 23, 2026.
Definition of stake
- v. t. - A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc.
- v. t. - A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.
- v. t. - The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.
- v. t. - A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.
- v. t. - That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
- v. t. - To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.
- v. t. - To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.
- v. t. - To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.
- v. t. - To pierce or wound with a stake.
Referring Clues
- Vampire hunter's weapon
- Interest
- Tent need
- Tent-pitching need
- Personal involvement
- Surveil, with "out"
- Investment
- Amount wagered
- Ante
- Anti-vampire tool
- Purse
- Vampire hunter's aid
- Garden plant support
- Vampire vanquisher
- Tent securer
- Horseshoes target
- Vampire-slaying weapon
- Bankroll
- Vampire killer
- Investor's position
- Dracula's bane
- Buffy's weapon
- Defense against some undead
- Boundary marker
- Vested interest
- Garden support
- Weapon for Buffy
- 128-Across support
- Fence post
- Amount being bet
- Amount bet
- Amount at risk
- Garden-plant support
- Dracula's undoing
- Money gambled
- Property marker
- Gambler's money
- Put at risk
- Interest, as in a venture
- Tent pitcher's pole
- Gambler's fund
- Vampire's concern
- Gamble
- Driven supporter
- Something ventured
- Dracula's heartfelt dread
- Plant support
- What a ringer rings
- Put on the line
- Tent post
- Camping support
- Poker bet
- Poker bet
- Tomato prop
- Tomato prop
- Bet
- Tent anchor
- Tent peg
- Risk
- Picket, e.g.
- Cash on hand?
- Vertical post
- Share in a business
- Joan of Arc nemesis
- Financial involvement
- Vampire's undoing
- Monetary interest
- A vampire might take it to heart
- Vampire's bane
- Gambler's wager
- Commercial interest
- Vampire's fear
- Gardener's support
- Claim, with "out"
- Wooden post
- Sum at risk
- Rooting interest
- Money for gambling
- With 37-Across, vampire's bane #5, represented literally
- Shares held by a shareholder
- Support for a garden plant
- Simple sign holder
- Weapon in some supernatural movies
- Poker wager
- Financial interest in the post?
- One way to kill a vampire
- Wager
- Pale interest
- Unwisely takes a bet
- Player's payment
- Investment interest
- Business interest
- Financial share
- Pole
- Post of interest
- Bob gets profits from investment
- Tomato plant support
- Post
- Money in the pot
- Post the money for the pool's entry?
- Ante, bet
- Post put at risk
- Tent fastener
- Metal post
- You can bet it's made of wood
- Place for a ringer
- "Nosferatu the Vampyre" weapon
- Wooden spike that can slay a vampire
- Minced steak? You bet!
- Claim marker
- Vampire fighter's weapon
- Tent prop
- Interest in a business
- Sapling support
- Financial interest in the post?
- Boundary post
- Something stuck through a vampire's heart
- Having a share in? You bet!
- Buffy's weapon of choice
- Pointed piece of wood
- Improperly takes a bet
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" weapon
- You can bet it meant capital punishment!
- Sharpened stick
- An edition of Keats? You bet!
- Chips on the table
- What's being risked
- Share
- Vampire slayer's weapon
- Cucumber plant support
- Peony support
- ___ a claim
- Anti-vampire weapon
- Tent spike
- It'_ _ _ _ _n on a vampire hunt
- Sticking point for a gardener?
- Sight in a tomato patch
- Wagered amount
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 23, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 06, 2026
- Daily Quick - November 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 07, 2025
- New York Times - July 18, 2025
- New York Times - June 11, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - April 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 13, 2025
- New York Times - December 26, 2024
- Mirror Daily - December 05, 2024
- Daily American - November 28, 2024
- USA Today - November 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 11, 2024
- Daily American - September 24, 2024
- New York Times - August 28, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 04, 2024
- Daily American - April 09, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 12, 2024
- Daily Quick - November 21, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - October 27, 2023
- USA Today - October 24, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 21, 2023
- Family Time - September 24, 2023
- USA Today - August 31, 2023
- LA Times - August 09, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - July 24, 2023
- USA Today - June 25, 2023
- Mirror Daily - May 15, 2023
- And in 211 more crossword puzzles...