Clues for the word "VANILLA"
We've had 56 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 80 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on January 13, 2026.
Definition of vanilla
- n. - A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of tropical America.
- n. - The long podlike capsules of Vanilla planifolia, and V. claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules, extensively used in confectionery, perfumery, etc.
Referring Clues
- With 58-Down, common cake ingredient
- "À la mode" flavor
- Baking ingredient
- *Common cake ingredient
- Popular flavor of ice cream
- Flavor obtained from orchids
- Plain
- Orchid extract
- Ice-cream flavor
- Ice cream bean
- Plainness standard
- Ice cream flavor that's a synonym for "boring"
- Unembellished
- Unembellished
- Chocolate alternative
- Cream-soda flavor
- Ice cream flavor
- Alternative to chocolate
- Sundae staple
- Basic ice cream flavor
- Cream soda flavor
- Plain-___
- Ordinary
- Gelato flavor
- Kind of bean
- Plain article brought into house
- Ice-cream flavour
- Commonplace - flavouring
- Without any extras - all vain (anag)
- Plain vehicle: one taking everything back
- Kind of ice-cream van with foreign articles on
- Flavour from pods
- Pod that produces flavouring
- Flavouring from pod of certain orchids
- Pod used in cookery
- Article in house or pod
- Flavouring
- House accommodating an orchid
- Transport reported not so good - pods needed
- *See 61-Across
- Shake option
- House includes an ice cream flavour for dessert
- Nothing special to find love in a toilet, when head over heels
- Popular ice cream flavour
- Ordinary article in house
- Cookie flavor
- Dull, metaphorically
- Such ice gets Ivan all upset
- Neapolitan flavor
- Tame, metaphorically
- Ice-cream choice
- With 46-Down, baking staple
- Classic ice cream order
- Common ice-cream flavor
- Flavor of some milkshakes
- Dull, figuratively
Last Seen In
- Mirror Daily - January 13, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 06, 2026
- Daily Quick - September 19, 2025
- LA Times - August 31, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - March 07, 2025
- USA Today - February 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 15, 2024
- Mirror Daily - December 07, 2024
- Family Time - November 24, 2024
- New York Times - September 30, 2024
- LA Times - September 26, 2024
- Mirror Daily - August 30, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 20, 2024
- USA Today - May 04, 2024
- Daily Quick - April 20, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - February 22, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 06, 2024
- New York Times - October 13, 2023
- Daily Quick - September 19, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - May 13, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 25, 2023
- LA Times - September 11, 2022
- Daily Quick - January 06, 2018
- Daily Quick - September 19, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - May 13, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - May 03, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - February 28, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 09, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - January 24, 2017
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