Clues for the word "STRONG"
We've had 84 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 152 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on March 04, 2026.
Definition of strong
- superl. - Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.
- superl. - Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health.
- superl. - Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town.
- superl. - Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.
- superl. - Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants.
- superl. - Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.
- superl. - Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide.
- superl. - Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language.
- superl. - Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.
- superl. - Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee.
- superl. - Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors.
- superl. - Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.
- superl. - Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat.
- superl. - Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief.
- superl. - Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.
- superl. - Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination.
- superl. - Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.
- superl. - Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market.
- superl. - Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak.
- superl. - Applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic languages the vowel stems have held the original endings most firmly, and are called strong; the stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are irregular.
Referring Clues
- Buff, so to speak
- Like firewater
- Undiluted
- Packing a punch
- Like 90 proof liquor
- Brawny
- ___ as an ox
- Pungent
- Drastic
- Muscly
- Willful
- Concentrated
- Like much Starbucks coffee
- Concentrated, as tea
- Not feeble
- Like 80 proof liquor
- Forceful
- High in alcohol content
- Like a double at the bar
- Inviolable
- Like espresso
- Able-bodied
- Like Samson
- Bad way to come on
- Like Hercules
- Intense
- Able to bench a lot, perhaps
- Part six of our Labour anthem
- Potent
- Thriving
- Powerful
- Mighty
- Ruggedly built
- Far from feeble
- Having a lot of alcohol
- Muscular
- Part 9 of a Canada Day quote
- Not easily damaged
- 7th word of our anthem
- Like the Incredible Hulk
- Undiluted, perhaps
- With 40-Across, coerce
- Solid
- Rider of "boy meets world"
- Football hall-of-famer Ken
- Herculean
- Vigorous
- Opposite of weak
- Like Mr. Olympus
- Lusty saint in error, ignoring leader
- A type of box
- Heading for Sandown, crowd wants horse to leave stable
- May claim this? Patience possibly needed
- Robust
- Very keen to be on the arm of an astronaut
- Will such meat give you brawn?
- High-powered firm
- Resilient
- Sturdy beachwear removing a kind of shirt instead
- Having a high alcohol content
- Decisive - spicy - bright - tough
- Severe, in a way, on offence - not the first
- Like Turkish coffee
- Puissant
- Potent (medicine)
- Forceful strain, including Thatcher first and last
- Beefy SRN got drunk
- Far from subtle, as perfume
- Going right up in the air, is powerful
- Not diluted much, if at all
- Physically robust
- Well-muscled
- Such a porter may be stout
- How some like their coffee
- Tough strapping!
- Not weak
- Like some black teas
- Stiff, as a drink
- Will such meat give you brawn?
- Heavily caffeinated, say
- Hale and hearty
- Sturdy
- See 40-Across
- See 1-Down
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 04, 2026
- New York Times - March 02, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - October 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - September 19, 2025
- Your Life Choices - September 19, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - May 28, 2025
- Daily Quick - April 03, 2025
- New York Times - April 02, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 26, 2025
- New York Times - March 17, 2025
- USA Today - December 05, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 19, 2024
- Daily Quick - July 12, 2024
- Your Life Choices - June 17, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 16, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 31, 2024
- Daily American - May 20, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - May 01, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - April 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 12, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 12, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - March 20, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - March 04, 2024
- LA Times - November 06, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - October 30, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - October 02, 2023
- Your Life Choices - September 11, 2023
- New York Times - August 04, 2023
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