Clues for the word "TORTURE"
We've had 29 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 32 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Mini crossword on July 31, 2025.
Definition of torture
- n. - Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind.
- n. - Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel.
- n. - The act or process of torturing.
- v. t. - To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.
- v. t. - To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person.
- v. t. - To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.
- v. t. - To keep on the stretch, as a bow.
Referring Clues
- "Love is reciprocal ___": Marcel Proust
- Agony
- Geneva Convention concern
- Maltreat
- Dungeon doings
- Use the rack
- Waiting, to some
- Inflict pain
- Type of chamber
- Anguish
- The Geneva Conventions prohibit it
- Gitmo issue
- Unbearable pain
- Inflict great suffering
- Rotter universally condemned for using this?
- Torment
- It's wrong for all to see and extremely reprehensible
- Deliberately inflict pain to
- It may result in a painful admission
- Wrong treatment - not the first to cause extreme suffering
- Unbearable suspense, say
- Deliberately inflict severe pain for some purpose
- Wild otter runs round old city in distress
- Infliction of physical or mental suffering
- See 1
- Persecution of alleged arsonist
- It's agony for the poor tutor again
- Long wait, to some
- Torments
Last Seen In
- Mirror Mini - July 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 06, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - April 24, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 13, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 08, 2017
- Guardian Quick - September 07, 2017
- Mirror Mini - July 31, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - April 24, 2017
- New York Times - March 08, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - June 28, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - April 21, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - December 02, 2015
- Guardian Quick - July 11, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - February 24, 2015
- LA Times - June 23, 2014
- LA Times - May 26, 2012
- Guardian Quick - April 29, 2012
- LA Times - March 02, 2012
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 11, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - September 14, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - May 06, 2010
- Guardian Quick - February 22, 2010
- Washington Post - December 20, 2008
- New York Times - August 22, 2008
- Guardian Quiptic - August 11, 2008
- Guardian Cryptic - November 27, 2007
- Guardian Quick - September 26, 2007
- Jonesin - April 17, 2007
- LA Times - January 08, 2006
- And in 2 more crossword puzzles...