Clues for the word "TWIST"
We've had 180 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 283 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on March 14, 2026.
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
- Unexpected turn
Last Seen In
- New York Times - March 14, 2026
- Daily Quick - March 09, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - February 21, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - February 02, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 26, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - December 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 01, 2025
- LA Times - November 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 11, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 05, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 18, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 18, 2025
- LA Times - March 10, 2025
- USA Today - December 06, 2024
- New York Times - 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
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