Clues for the word "TWIST"
We've had 179 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 267 times in crosswords. It was last seen in King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph crossword on March 18, 2025.
Definition of twist
- v. t. - To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
- v. t. - Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author.
- v. t. - To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft.
- v. t. - To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
- v. t. - To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
- v. t. - To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread.
- v. t. - Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up.
- v. t. - To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton.
- v. i. - To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others.
- v. i. - To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix.
- n. - The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
- n. - The form given in twisting.
- n. - That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts.
- n. - A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other.
- n. - A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like.
- n. - A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties.
- n. - A roll of twisted dough, baked.
- n. - A little twisted roll of tobacco.
- n. - One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling.
- n. - A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist.
- n. - The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
- n. - A beverage made of brandy and gin.
- v. t. - A twig.
Referring Clues
- Chubby Checker's dance
- Murder mystery plot device
- 60's dance craze
- Checker's move?
- Peel in a drink
- O. Henry plot specialty
- See 101-Down
- It's a surprise
- O. Henry specialty
- Dance for Chubby Checker
- Dance for Joey Dee
- '60s dance craze
- Chubby Checker dance
- Plot device
- New wrinkle
- '60s dance
- Bit of citrus rind in a drink
- Literary surprise
- Typical O. Henry ending
- Citrus peel in a mixed drink
- Chubby Checker's dance craze
- Checker's specialty
- Unexpected climax
- Novel-plot surprise
- Something different
- Film-plot surprise
- Plot surprise
- ___ of lemon (drink garnish)
- Something surprising
- Unexpected ending
- Remove a jar lid
- Unexpected turn, as in a novel
- Checker's dance
- Checker move?
- Surprise development
- Dramatic turn
- Wrench
- Novel approach
- With 41- and 42-Across, 1964 Beatles hit
- Surprise in the plot
- Drink garnish
- Plot shocker
- Difficulty increaser in diving
- O. Henry tale feature
- Surprise at the end
- ___ of lemon (drink garnish)
- Cap-removal motion
- Shyamalan specialty
- Plot element
- Unexpected change
- Dance craze of the '60s
- Contort
- Surprise in a story
- Bar garnish
- O. Henry story feature
- Distort
- Lime quantity
- Unexpected plot piece
- "___ and Shout" (1964 Beatles hit)
- Be snaky
- Plot feature
- 1950s dance
- Instruction on a cap
- "___ and Shout"
- Corkscrew
- Little wrench
- Plot suprise
- Pretzel feature
- "American Bandstand" move
- Intertwine
- Different take
- Diving rotation, and the clue for four puzzle answers
- Whodunit plot device
- Story surprise
- See 52-Across
- Bit of irony
- Craze started by Chubby Checker
- Whodunit surprise
- Unexpected plot turn
- Plot thickener
- Misconstrue, as words
- Turn
- Splash of citrus
- 1960s dance craze
- Surprise ending
- Wind spirally
- "Oliver ___"
- Turn into a pretzel
- Work a wrench
- Jackie Coogan: 1922
- Spin
- Coil
- Turn by winding
- Unforeseen development for Oliver?
- Coil or spin
- Beatles "___ and Shout"
- Dance Uma and John did in "Pulp Fiction"
- Isley Brothers "___ and Shout"
- Unexpected development of events
- Fabulous Thunderbirds "___ of the Knife"
- Misrepresent - dance
- Tangle
- Dance that's literarily unexpected
- Turn - Dickensian
- Son tucked into goose; he sought seconds
- Not an honest turn
- Loaf, perhaps, a dishonest thing to do
- Cheat foolish twits
- See 16
- Dance with a surprising end
- Sprain, when you turn round
- Cheat silly twits
- Do the dance
- Cheat misguided twits
- Don't stick at pontoon!
- Wind round - distort
- Do a turn as 'Oliver'
- Coil, spin
- See 1
- Distort - dance from the 1960s
- Slight variation of a dance
- Do a dance
- Dickensian dance
- Spin - pervert
- Tobacco for pervert
- Dickensian pervert
- Dance with Rick
- Misrepresent a pitiable waif
- Deal dishonestly in tobacco
- Start of the card game called "cheat"
- Oliver's spin
- See 8
- Boy wanting more tobacco
- Sweat it out about upper-class type with surprising result
- Dance - unexpected turn
- Certain garnish
- Screw; distort
- Turn in wind
- Fool hiding screwdriver's head and wrench
- Turn up another card trick
- Unexpected development in dance
- Plot development in second part of novel
- Pervert who was encouraged to pick pockets?
- Martini option
- Unexpected outcome of dance
- Dance like Chubby Checker
- Surprising plot development
- Dickensian plot's unexpected turn
- Wreathe
- Checker move of old?
- Unexpected plot development
- Early 1960s dance craze
- Cocktail garnish
- Turn the small mug round
- ___ tie
- Story-line surprise
- Twine
- See 21D
- Unexpected story ending
- Unexpected plot element
- A dancing turn?
- Citrus garnish in a mixed drink
- With the surprise in the plot, don't play fair
- Unforeseen development for Oliver?
- Cheat at pontoon?
- Misquote Oliver?
- Sharp turn by Oliver?
- Once popular dancing turn
- Cheat twits cleverly
- Cheat at every turn?
- Do, when there's a surprise development
- Story's surprise
- Spiral
- Spiral-cut drink garnish
- Dramatic plot turn
- Piece of coiled hair
- Remove a bottle top
- Chocolate-and-vanilla soft serve
- Surprise in a plot
Last Seen In
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 18, 2025
- LA Times - March 10, 2025
- New York Times - December 06, 2024
- USA Today - December 06, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 03, 2024
- Daily American - November 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - November 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - November 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - July 26, 2024
- Daily Quick - July 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 28, 2024
- Mirror Daily - June 15, 2024
- LA Times - June 09, 2024
- Daily Quick - June 06, 2024
- Family Time - April 14, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 07, 2024
- LA Times - April 03, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 02, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - March 29, 2024
- Daily Quick - March 08, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - February 21, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - January 31, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 10, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 05, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 19, 2023
- New York Times - December 18, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - December 07, 2023
- Mirror Daily - October 20, 2023
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