Clues for the word "THEORY"
We've had 75 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 106 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on October 27, 2025.
Definition of theory
- n. - A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.
- n. - An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science; as, the theory of music.
- n. - The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory and practice of medicine.
- n. - The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
Referring Clues
- It's just an idea
- Something to be tested
- Relativity, for one
- Formulated idea
- Conjecture
- Postulation
- Hypothesis
- More than a hypothesis
- Working hypothesis
- Darwin and Newton each had one
- Scientific statement
- In ___ (hypothetically)
- Unproved assumption
- Proposed explanation
- Idea
- Speculation
- Scientist's idea
- Big Bang ___
- Surmise
- Something to test
- Practice's counterpart
- The Big Bang, e.g.
- Big Bang, for one
- Evolution, for one
- Evolution or relativity
- Possible explanation
- Supposition
- B.C. rockers ___ of a Deadman
- Series of ideas seeking to explain something
- It may be true blue when he gets in
- Man taken in by politician's speculation
- Conjectural view
- In other words, they accepted the idea
- He interrupts politician, showing presumption
- Politician's full of gas, it's supposed
- The supposition is: they have smuggled gold in
- In general, people possess nothing - royal speculation?
- Right to adopt man's hypothesis
- Article on report, no way speculation
- Scientific supposition
- Suggested explanation
- The "missing saint" story is just supposition
- Speculative view
- Idea of man in blue
- People accepting alternative hypothesis
- Man's written in blue, which is yet to be verified
- The Big Bang, for one
- Einstein idea, often
- Likely explanation
- Some ideas associated with Quantum?
- That lot banked gold, the result of speculation
- They hold an alternative view of things
- Politician admitting man's hypothesis
- Conservative pinching the other fellow's idea
- Man immersed in right-wing thinking
- Supposition, hypothesis
- Hypothesis, thesis
- Proposition, thesis
- Helium and oxygen involved in test of hunch
- Ambassador taken in by Conservative supposition
- The man taken in by right-wing supposition
- He's taken in by right-wing conjecture
- Ambassador taken in by right-wing supposition
- Ambassador taken in by Conservative conjecture
- Attempt to engage man with love for idea
- Unproven explanation of the Circle Line?
- See 1
- The supposition is that they are lined with gold
- View of Boris Johnson? He's divisive
- Set of ideas to explain something
- Darwinism, e.g.
- Proposal
- What's the big idea?
- Scientific speculation
- More than a hypothesis, but not quite a law
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - October 27, 2025
- Your Life Choices - May 29, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - April 12, 2025
- Mirror Mini - January 27, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - April 13, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - June 17, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 12, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - March 09, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - February 21, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - January 03, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - November 28, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - November 25, 2022
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 29, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - September 06, 2022
- New York Times - June 30, 2022
- Mirror Mini - January 27, 2018
- Washington Post Classic - December 24, 2017
- Guardian Quiptic - December 11, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - November 21, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - November 03, 2017
- Guardian Quick - September 25, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 25, 2017
- Your Life Choices - August 22, 2017
- Washington Post Classic - April 02, 2017
- Universal - February 17, 2017
- Mirror Mini - January 27, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 30, 2016
- USA Today - December 20, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - December 15, 2016
- Evening Standard Easy - December 13, 2016
- And in 76 more crossword puzzles...