Clues for the word "TATTOO"
We've had 163 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 290 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on March 28, 2026.
Definition of tattoo
- n. - A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp.
- v. t. - To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out.
- n. - An indelible mark or figure made by puncturing the skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations, especially by sailors.
Referring Clues
- Dragon, perhaps
- Skin art
- It's only skin-deep
- Dragon, maybe
- Heart up one's sleeve?
- Figure on one's figure
- Faddish 90's "art"
- Body image?
- Part of a body of art?
- Kind of artist
- Body work
- Needlework?
- Needle work?
- Ring around the biceps, perhaps
- Popeye's anchor, for one
- Kind of parlor
- Arm art
- Beauty that's only skin-deep?
- Dermal decoration
- Body art
- Art that's sometimes on the bottom
- It sometimes depicts a dragon or tiger
- Its creation might cause back pain
- Picture on the back, say
- Needlework design?
- Body work?
- Body language?
- Body image
- Acquisition at a parlor
- Skin tones?
- Art on some arms
- Trumpet call
- Bit of body art
- Sailor's anchor, maybe
- "Fantasy Island" role
- Popeye's anchor, e.g.
- It could be a heart up someone's sleeve
- "The plane! The plane!" guy
- Bugle call
- Dermal design
- Image that stays with you
- Art on an arm
- Certain needlework
- "Fantasy Island" role
- It might be covered in a job interview?
- Permanent marker
- Long-lasting illustration
- Needle worker's art
- Parlor acquisition
- Red heart on skin, e.g.
- It gets under your skin
- Self image?
- Bagpipers' performance
- "___ You" (#1 Rolling Stones album)
- "Fantasy Island" character
- Dragon in a 2008 best seller
- Skin decoration
- Drawing upon someone?
- Drawing on some arms
- Drumbeat
- Art that's sometimes on the bottom?
- Artwork that always goes with you
- Arm decoration
- Skin picture
- Bit of skin art
- Tomahawk for Andrew Jackson, surprisingly
- Parlor art
- Ink on skin
- Popeye's marking
- Something you can't get off your chest?
- British military spectacle
- Something hard to get off your chest?
- Skin marking
- Portable art
- Art that's only skin deep
- Skin-deep art
- Biceps decoration
- Skin design
- A military pageant also includes a motorcycle race
- Military display of design on skin
- Military pageant
- Piece of body art
- Rolling Stones album "___ You"
- Display and make lace as well
- Do needlework and make lace, also
- Military display - skin design
- Design on skin
- Pageant
- Military show leaves a permanent impression on one
- Show what's often a blue picture
- Skin design - military entertainment
- The name on the trunk, perhaps
- Military parade - anchor on the biceps?
- Design marked on skin
- Design on skin - military show
- Pageant's design
- Edinburgh military parade
- Decoration on skin
- A display of rubbish in addition
- Display of arms, perhaps?
- Display of arms ... chests, thighs etc
- Painful marking this military occasion
- Design that's permanent and vulgar as well
- Beating that leaves marks on the skin?
- Angel on one's shoulder, say
- Image made with needles
- Body art item
- Artistic creation that may have a biomechanical design
- Drawing upon someone?
- See 1
- Military event with punctures
- Pageant shows tawdry items excessively
- Marching and music get beneath the skin
- Drumbeat that's not hard to love
- Ink pattern close to Peppermint Patty's outline missing circles
- Habitat too peaceful to include military display
- Beat of a drum
- Total endless organisation goes in to military display
- Permanent reminder of soldiers' nocturnal entertainment?
- Parade a personal design
- Shabby stuff besides, beating performance?
- Mark's drumbeat
- Colorful decoration on skin
- Ink spot?
- Ink design on the skin
- Long-lasting needlework?
- Design marked onto the skin
- Skin ink
- Drawing on skin
- Permanent design on the skin
- Eagle on your shoulder, perhaps
- Heart on a bicep, say
- Ink
- Parlor purchase
- Bit of needlework
- Skin pattern
- Your partner's name, perhaps
- Bit of parlor art
- Body ink
- Indelible design
- Bit of self-adornment
- Angel on one’s shoulder, say
- Marks on the skin from a beating
- Many a clue in the TV series "Blindspot"
- Rowland Macy's inspiration for the red star logo
- Picture that can't be Photoshopped
- Permanent mark
- Body image?
- Tavlugun, for example
- Picture made with needles
- Design in the documentary "Skindigenous"
- Art that may later be regretted
- Show
- Figure drawing?
- Creation on "Ink Master"
- Needle worker's artwork
- Result of some needlework
- Needle-worker's painful art
- Design on a flash sheet
- Permanent art
- Bit of henna art
- Anchor or heart, maybe
- Heart on one's sleeve, perhaps
Last Seen In
- LA Times - March 28, 2026
- Mirror Daily - March 21, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 23, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - February 03, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 23, 2026
- LA Times - December 14, 2025
- Mirror Mini - December 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 30, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 11, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 10, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 25, 2025
- New York Times - June 18, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - June 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 21, 2025
- LA Times - April 27, 2025
- LA Times - April 21, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - April 20, 2025
- Daily Quick - February 13, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - February 01, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 04, 2025
- USA Today - January 01, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 26, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - November 14, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 09, 2024
- Daily American - November 09, 2024
- USA Today - October 31, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 16, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 15, 2024
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