Clues for the word "THORN"
We've had 144 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 246 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on January 05, 2026.
Definition of thorn
- n. - A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.
- n. - Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.
- n. - Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
- n. - The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter of thorn, a spine.
- v. t. - To prick, as with a thorn.
Referring Clues
- Considerable irritant
- Rose feature
- Brier feature
- Cause of side discomfort?
- Pricker
- Sticker
- Major irritant
- Protective protrusion
- Cause of a sore spot
- Feature of an acacia tree
- Sticking point
- Rose sticker
- Rose pricker
- Cause of pain in the side?
- Rosebush projection
- Locust tree feature
- Prickle
- Rose stem sticker
- Cause of some sticker shock?
- Metaphorical cause of discomfort
- Androcles' extraction
- Annoyance, so to speak
- Rose hazard
- Rosebush sticker
- Paw woe for Androcles' lion
- Garden hazard
- Irritant in one's side?
- Point on an infamous crown
- Rose's protection
- Garden sticker
- Irritant in one's side
- Prickly irritant
- Rose grower's problem
- Bush defense?
- Irritant "in your side"
- Plant protector
- Pain in one's side
- Cactus protector
- Nettlesome issue
- Paw pain
- ______hill (Toronto suburb)
- Spine
- Rose's attribute
- Bramble feature
- Rose's protector
- Cause of sticker shock?
- Rose feature
- Runic letter for "th"
- Androcles pulled one from a lion's foot
- Briar part
- Protruding protector
- Botanical barb
- ___ between two roses
- Spiny plant part
- Androcles' sticker
- Briar sticker
- Rose protector
- Fabled extraction
- Rose barb
- Side problem?
- Rose protection
- Barb in a bush
- Rose's sharp part
- Androcles extraction
- Side issue?
- Rose's sticker
- Part of a locust tree
- Hiker's annoyance
- Bush barb
- Part of a rose's stem
- Rose bush's defense
- Part of a rosebush
- Primrose protector
- Poison "Every Rose Has Its ___"
- Black Crowes "___ in My Pride"
- "Things Aren't So Beautiful Now" A ___ for Every Heart
- It causes irritation and annoyance
- Barb
- Pointed growth
- For a time, the musical instrument is sharp
- Rose's part as old character
- It's sharp - no no, not the musical instrument!
- Feature of rose tree
- Sharp point on plant
- Spike on a rose bush
- Spike on plant
- Invariable accompaniment of 2, they say
- Rose point
- Point of plant
- Point of growing things, some with ornate leaves
- God faces new source of irritation
- Point, mid-south or north
- Old character is a nuisance
- Spine - prickle - Old English runic letter
- Point at heart of electrics, instrument blown
- Point of time for music-maker
- The point of growing things
- Time on instrument is a source of irritation
- God with name of "Spike"
- The old character comes out in May
- God with new thing that's sharp
- Ultimately flat, instrument that's sharp
- Acacia's protector
- Side problem?
- Plant's sticker
- Rose spike
- Rose prickle
- God has a name that has a point
- Hospital injection needed in wrenched spine
- The point of growing things?
- Both ornamental roses have a prickle
- Needle pointing north is faulty
- Prickle; annoyance
- Projection torn apart by hothead
- After short time, warning device becomes a source of irritation
- Terribly hot service, a source of irritation
- After short time, warning device may become a source of irritation
- Projection? Hard to cut rent
- Heading for torture, instrument a source of discomfort
- Ye began with this source of annoyance
- Spike's t-trumpet
- Honey locust feature
- Prickly plant
- Protective protuberance
- Prick not big in Brighton - unusual!
- Source of pain for a lion, per Aesop
- Irritant in one's side, so to speak
- Pricker in a garden
- Metaphorical irritant
- One of many in Jesus' crown
- "This ___ / Doth to our rose of youth rightly belong" (Shakespeare)
- Source of sticker shock?
- Part of an acacia tree
- Sharp point on a rose
- Side issue?
- Bougainvillea feature
- Metaphorical source of irritation
- "Every Rose Has Its ___"
- Cause of sticker shock at the florist?
- Abigail of Philosophy Tube
- Prickly plant part
- Protector of a rosebush
- Barb in a rosebush
- Garden-variety poker?
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - January 05, 2026
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- Mirror Daily - August 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 10, 2025
- Daily American - June 24, 2025
- LA Times - May 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 29, 2025
- Daily Quick - March 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 31, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 01, 2025
- New York Times - December 13, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - March 29, 2024
- Your Life Choices - February 15, 2024
- Daily American - February 05, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - January 05, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 02, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - December 01, 2023
- Mirror Daily - November 26, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - November 23, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - October 17, 2023
- Daily Quick - October 16, 2023
- Your Life Choices - September 06, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - August 29, 2023
- USA Today - August 27, 2023
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