Clues for the word "SUSPECT"
We've had 36 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 55 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on June 29, 2026.
Definition of suspect
- a. - Suspicious; inspiring distrust.
- a. - Suspected; distrusted.
- a. - Suspicion.
- a. - One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicion; -- formerly applied to persons and things; now, only to persons suspected of crime.
- v. t. - To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease.
- v. t. - To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.
- v. t. - To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story.
- v. t. - To look up to; to respect.
- v. i. - To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious.
Referring Clues
- Questionable
- Any character in Clue
- Lineup member
- Fly-by-night
- Harbor doubts
- Crime drama character
- Mustard, for one
- Whodunit character
- Colonel Mustard, for one
- Mistrust
- The "who" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant
- Possible perp
- Dubious
- Dubious character?
- American small change being found in school is dodgy
- Possible criminal
- Possible perpetrator of a crime
- Doubt one may be apprehended
- Be ready to believe - one of the usual crowd?
- Dodgy American parking in camp
- States small change in school is doubtful
- Upsets first cause problem, then doubt
- Dodgy American given power in religious group
- Person you'll find in the first letters of this puzzle's circled words
- Possible culprit
- Smell a rat, as usual, in Captain Renault's round-up
- Fancy cups set out
- Believe to be guilty
- One of the usual? Guess!
- Dodgy "American Pie" covers penned by 22 25 2 20, initially
- Dodgy American pastor's leader in religious group
- Distrust
- Dodgy faction keeping us quiet
- Any character with a token in Clue
- Consider likely
- Have an idea whodunnit?
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - June 29, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - May 15, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - March 29, 2026
- Your Life Choices - January 16, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - November 25, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 23, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 04, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 17, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - October 05, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - August 04, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - March 28, 2024
- Your Life Choices - March 13, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - January 12, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - December 29, 2023
- LA Times - November 16, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - October 14, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - May 19, 2023
- Washington Post Sunday - December 31, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - November 14, 2017
- Mirror Quick - November 07, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - August 11, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - July 17, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - June 06, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 27, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - August 08, 2016
- Guardian Quick - September 04, 2015
- LA Times Sunday - March 30, 2014
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 04, 2014
- New York Times - January 05, 2014
- And in 25 more crossword puzzles...