Clues for the word "TINKER"
We've had 25 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 29 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on October 11, 2024.
Definition of tinker
- n. - A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.
- n. - One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.
- n. - A small mortar on the end of a staff.
- n. - A young mackerel about two years old.
- n. - The chub mackerel.
- n. - The silversides.
- n. - A skate.
- n. - The razor-billed auk.
- v. t. - To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.
- v. i. - To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.
Referring Clues
- "___, tailor, soldier, ..."
- Fiddle
- Experiment with machine parts
- Monkey around
- Monkey around
- Fiddle (with)
- Play Mr. Fix-it
- Kettle mender
- Fools with
- Smelly person not starting to mess about
- Itinerant
- Fiddle made from metal by royal couple
- Meddle
- He went round filling potholes
- Mess around with stone to start with
- Make trivial adjustments - itinerant tradesman
- Person who travels around doing repairs
- Naughty child with hard problem losing its head
- Play with pots and kettles to repair
- Naughty kid's fiddle
- Itinerant's fiddle
- Itinerant pot-mender
- Mess about with some trinkets
- Play around
- Pot mender
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - October 11, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 26, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 03, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - May 02, 2023
- LA Times - August 11, 2022
- New York Times - June 15, 2022
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - January 24, 2018
- Guardian Cryptic - December 20, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 03, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - May 02, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - February 24, 2017
- New York Times - October 19, 2016
- USA Today - August 11, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - May 18, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - April 06, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - November 17, 2015
- Evening Standard Quick - November 12, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - April 20, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - May 24, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - May 04, 2012
- Washington Post - September 25, 2011
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - May 19, 2011
- LA Times - November 23, 2008
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 26, 2008
- LA Times Sunday - January 13, 2008
- Guardian Quick - September 19, 2007
- Guardian Quick - May 24, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - March 23, 2005
- Guardian Cryptic - July 13, 2001