Clues for the word "VANESSA"
We've had 48 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 65 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on November 06, 2025.
Definition of vanessa
- n. - Any one of numerous species of handsomely colored butterflies belonging to Vanessa and allied genera. Many of these species have the edges of the wings irregularly scalloped.
Referring Clues
- Dustin's "Agatha" co-star
- Popular female name coined by Jonathan Swift
- One of the Huxtable girls
- Williams with a crown, once
- Actress Hudgens of "High School Musical"
- First name invented by Jonathan Swift for his paramour in his later life, immortalized in his poem "Cadenus and ___"
- Actress Hudgens of "High School Musical 2"
- Singer Williams
- Actress Redgrave
- Name coined by Jonathan Swift
- One of the Huxtables
- Oscar-winning portrayer of Julia
- "Cosby Show" character
- Barber opera
- Williams of 'Ugly Betty'
- Lynn Redgrave's sis
- Redgrave of "Atonement"
- Lynn Redgrave's sister
- First name invented by Jonathan Swift for his paramour, immortalized in his poem "Cadenus and ___"
- Genus of butterfly that includes the Red Admiral
- Actress Hudgens
- 1958 41-Down by Samuel Barber
- "Colors of the Wind" singer Williams
- Tennessee called her "the greatest living actress"
- Samuel Barber opera
- Hudgens of "High School Musical"
- Acting sister of Lynn
- Jill's best friend on "Odd Mom Out"
- Huxtable teenager
- One of the Redgraves
- Redgrave appearing disguised as Evans
- "Saved the Best for Last" Williams
- See an unfinished composition and call artist
- Butterfly needing wind indicators when climbing
- Direction indicators as redirected by 19
- Redgrave with an Oscar, a Tony and a pair of Emmys
- ___ Redgrave, actor and activist
- ___ Redgrave, film star
- SNL alum Bayer
- "A Thousand Miles" singer Carlton
- Actress/singer Hudgens
- Actress Kirby of "The Crown"
- Redgrave disguised as Evans?
- Girl's name
- ___ Bell, painter and sister of the more famous Virginia
- Saves, somehow, an entrapped girl
- "Candyman" actress Williams
- Woman's name invented by Jonathan Swift
Last Seen In
- New York Times - November 06, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - October 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - March 19, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - March 05, 2025
- Daily American - February 02, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 20, 2024
- Daily American - November 06, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - September 14, 2024
- Daily American - July 28, 2024
- Daily American - June 09, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 05, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - March 05, 2023
- Daily American - February 02, 2023
- Daily American - November 06, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - September 14, 2022
- Daily American - July 28, 2022
- Daily American - June 09, 2022
- Guardian Weekend - December 23, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - October 05, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - September 02, 2017
- Guardian Weekend - May 20, 2017
- Daily American - February 02, 2017
- LA Times - September 30, 2016
- New York Times - December 20, 2015
- LA Times - October 31, 2015
- Netword - October 24, 2015
- Rock n Roll Crossword - September 13, 2015
- New York Times - December 14, 2013
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - July 14, 2013
- And in 35 more crossword puzzles...