Clues for the word "TRAIL"
We've had 156 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 382 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on February 17, 2026.
Definition of trail
- v. t. - To hunt by the track; to track.
- v. t. - To draw or drag, as along the ground.
- v. t. - To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
- v. t. - To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat.
- v. t. - To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
- v. i. - To be drawn out in length; to follow after.
- v. i. - To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.
- n. - A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail.
- n. - A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.
- n. - Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke.
- n. - Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train.
- n. - Anything drawn along, as a vehicle.
- n. - A frame for trailing plants; a trellis.
- n. - The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep.
- n. - That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under Gun.
- n. - The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition.
Referring Clues
- Be behind
- Hiker's spot
- Bridle path
- Lag behind
- Bring up the rear
- Lag
- Put a bloodhound on
- Pursue
- Winding way
- Hiker's path
- Guy Lombardo's "It's a Lonely ___"
- ___ boss (cattle driver)
- Follow
- Come in second
- Path
- ___ mix (gorp)
- Park way
- Linger behind
- Be in second place
- Oregon, for one
- Appalachian, for one
- Woodsy route
- Finish behind
- Skier's course
- Follow behind
- Shadow
- Hiker's route
- Word with campaign or paper
- Well-traveled path
- Are behind
- Oregon ___
- Hiking path
- Pioneer's path
- Visible footsteps
- Chisholm or Santa Fe
- Appalachian, e.g.
- Oregon or Chisholm
- Hiker or biker's spot
- Word with "blazer" or "mix"
- It may get hot for a detective
- Follow the leader
- Crumbs, in "Hansel and Gretel"
- *Follow
- Santa Fe or Oregon
- ___ mix: hiker's fare
- Bloodhound's path
- Oregon ___
- ___ mix: hiker's fare
- Woodsy walkway
- Oregon or Overland
- Paper ___
- Breadcrumbs, in a children's story
- Way, out West
- Have some catching up to do
- Track
- Hiking route
- Have a lower score than
- Oregon or Santa Fe
- Hike route
- Ski run, e.g.
- Footpath
- Forest path
- ___ of Tears
- Fall behind
- One might be made of bread crumbs
- Way into the woods
- Line on a forest map
- Wake, for example
- Woods walkway
- Beaten path
- Fail to keep up
- It may be marked
- Have fewer points than
- See 16-Across
- Do gumshoe work
- Appalachian or Oregon
- "Dusty's ___"
- Biker's path
- A dog may pick one up
- Place for bikers or hikers
- Subway power source
- Way to ski
- John Wayne's "The Oregon ___"
- Stream of things
- Hikers' path
- Thing to follow in the woods
- Nature ___
- Place to bike
- Hiking map line
- What a hiker hikes
- Scout's route
- Bush path
- Get behind
- Way to hit?
- A "mix" of this word straddles the two words in 17- and 57-Across and 11- and 29-Down
- Ski course
- Path in the woods
- Path through the woods
- Straggle
- Word after paper or vapor
- Lag behind dog crossing river
- Drag along the ground
- ...And You Will Know Us by the ___ of Dead
- k.d. lang "___ of Broken Hearts"
- Where k.d. lang's "Broken Hearts" lie
- Drop behind
- Follow bird past entrance to tunnel
- Dog track?
- Stalk
- A path to follow
- Spoor
- Drag along a path
- Track, t-track!
- Dog competition in which one slips a place
- Spoor - lag behind
- The way to be behind
- Hangdog
- Advertise scent
- Preview draw
- Path for hikers
- Drag behind
- Dog
- Endlessly groom large dog
- Advertise opening of trendy bar
- Follow Billy literarily back to junction
- Be losing the way
- Be losing way
- Word that can follow the last parts of 16- and 52-Across and 10- and 24-Down
- Follow the transcript of the trial
- Woodland path
- Place to hike or bike
- Woodland walkway
- Follow, when he leaves the bar
- Hang dog
- Cowboy's path
- Place for markers
- ___ mix
- Biking or hiking locale
- One has a right, in the end, to follow
- Backpacker's path
- Drag behind one
- Follow path
- Woodsy path
- Equestrian's path
- Are losing
- Hiker’s route
- Appalachian ___
- The path to follow
- Oregon or Appalachian
- Be behind, though the late batsmen are out for runs
- Cowboy's route
- Nature walk path
- Some extra illumination is required for the path
- Nature center path
- ___ mix (snack for hikers)
- Path through a forest
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - February 17, 2026
- Daily American - February 15, 2026
- Daily American - February 10, 2026
- Daily American - January 17, 2026
- Mirror Daily - December 29, 2025
- Your Life Choices - December 26, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - December 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 27, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 12, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 11, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 16, 2025
- Your Life Choices - September 06, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - August 31, 2025
- Mirror Mini - August 23, 2025
- Daily American - August 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 01, 2025
- Daily American - June 28, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 04, 2025
- Daily American - June 02, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 15, 2025
- LA Times - March 09, 2025
- USA Today - February 11, 2025
- Daily American - January 11, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 05, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 04, 2025
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