Clues for the word "UNDER"
We've had 130 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 399 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on January 29, 2026.
Definition of under
- prep. - Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house.
- prep. - Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
- prep. - Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.
- prep. - Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep.
- prep. - Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.
- adv. - In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail.
- a. - Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer; undersheriff.
Referring Clues
- Secondary to
- With 75-Across, unmentionables
- Fully anesthetized
- This side of
- Anesthetized
- Prefix with line or mine
- Reporting to
- Beneath
- Completely anesthetized
- With 67-Across, sworn
- In a trance
- See 20-, 36- and 48-Across
- Below
- See 20-, 38- and 54-Across
- ___ the mistletoe
- "___ Milk Wood" (Dylan Thomas play)
- Hypnotized
- Less than
- Below the surface
- Start to study?
- Supervised by
- "___ the Boardwalk"
- ___ the gun
- "20,000 Leagues ___ the Sea"
- Taking orders from
- Sedated
- Where a company shouldn't go
- Out, at the dentist
- Inferior to
- Totally anesthetized
- Working for
- Word with wear, study or tow
- Start for wear, stand or tow
- Hypnotized or anesthetized
- Subordinate to
- Ground opening?
- Fail, after "go"
- Successfully anesthetized
- Start for "wear," "stand" or "study"
- Not over
- With 66-Across, like water that's behind you?
- Out at the dentist's?
- Outranked by
- Anesthesized
- *Submerged
- Covered by
- Out, in a way
- On a lower level than
- Answering to
- One of two engineering features depicted in this puzzle
- Lower than
- Lesser than
- ___ the table
- Prefix with "line" or "mine"
- Down ___ (Australia)
- "___ the Tuscan Sun"
- Bad way to go
- Word before "the gun" or "the circumstances"
- Word with wear or stand
- Drugged
- Not on top of
- Opposite of over
- Foreign articles below
- Less than fifty per cent from all-rounder
- Directly below
- See 7
- Men at Work "Down ___"
- In a state of unconsciousness
- Subject to the authority of
- Not above using two foreign articles
- Broken-hearted nun at bottom
- Possible beach bums lying so?
- A French theologian keeping ceremonial robes attacked by 3
- See 21
- Perhaps less than inferior?
- Commanded by junior
- Anaesthetised
- Working for agreement, but lacking status
- One prepared to take over from leading actor
- They're off after this stress, terror and rude conflict!
- French and German articles appear below
- Foreign articles are not 10
- See 22
- Gets European articles on a name held by 4
- Ready for surgery, perhaps
- Ready for the surgeon
- In an inferior position
- Lead-in for line or mine
- Australia, Down ___
- Concluding you can find the answer below
- Governed by
- In the process of looting, with place being abandoned
- Ready to go down, with reservations, to eat first course
- Like someone sleeping with insurance agent in secret?
- Less than two articles abroad
- Extending or directly below
- With 63-Across, attempt
- Over-___: sports wager
- Inferior, so it could be better
- Word after knuckle or buckle
- You mustn't leave your home in such a state
- Ready for the operation
- Six feet ___
- Ready for surgery, say
- Sweep ___ the rug
- So this is better, albeit inferior
- ___ the weather
- Subordinate
- Hypo-
- Serving in a launderette
- Where to go with that sinking feeling
- Having a lower rank than
- Rare way of being done?
- Over opposite
- With 35- and 40-Across, like this puzzle's shady payments?
- See 29-Across
- Over-___: sports bet
- Down below, so it could be better
- Fewer than
- See 70-Across
- Successfully hypnotized
- Perhaps less than inferior?
- ___ the hood
- Managed by
- Anesthetized, so to speak
- Adele's "Water ___ the Bridge"
- "Water ___ the bridge!"
- Beneath being stood on in the way implied
- Going to ground in the Tube is not enough
- Christie's "Evil ___ the Sun"
Last Seen In
- Daily Quick - January 29, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 22, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 01, 2026
- LA Times - December 02, 2025
- LA Times - November 28, 2025
- LA Times - November 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 25, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 01, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - October 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 29, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 23, 2025
- LA Times - July 17, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 14, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 11, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 07, 2025
- LA Times - June 04, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - May 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - May 09, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 02, 2025
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