Clues for the word "VEIL"
We've had 129 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 303 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on September 13, 2026.
Definition of veil
- n. - Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to hide or protect the face.
- n. - A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
- n. - The calyptra of mosses.
- n. - A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
- n. - A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.
- n. - Same as Velum, 3.
- n. - To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.
- n. - Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.
Referring Clues
- Wedding wear
- Hide
- Sign of secrecy
- Obscure
- Screen
- Bridal accessory
- Prop for Salome
- Bridal wear
- Bride hider
- Cover
- Bit of bridal attire
- Maugham's "The Painted ___"
- Bit of bridal wear
- One of Salome's seven
- Sign of mourning
- Face cover
- Covering for a bride or a mourner
- Cover up
- Formal cover-up
- It's worn on the bridal path
- Bride's face cover
- Disguise
- Mask
- Conceal
- It may be raised at an altar
- Face covering
- Bride's accessory
- Bridal netting
- Bridal shop item
- Bride's headwear
- Part of a bride's apparel
- One of seven for Salome
- It may be lifted at a wedding
- Face mask?
- Hat attachment
- Hat attachment
- Material you might look through
- Secrecy, so to speak
- Concealing garb
- Secrecy fabric?
- Burqa
- Bride's concealment
- Bride's cover
- Bride's wear
- Bridal cover
- Conceal, in a way
- Wedding-dress accessory
- Yashmak
- Bridal concealer
- Face coverer
- Wedding dress feature
- Face concealment
- Part of a bridal ensemble
- Symbol of modesty
- Belly dancer's need
- Bit of headgear raised at the wedding altar
- Mantilla
- Woman's head cover
- Part of a bridal outfit
- Belly dance "must"
- Part of a bride's attire
- Nun's apparel
- Traditional nun's covering
- Bridal shop sight
- Thin disguise?
- Cloak
- Part of a bride's get-up
- Hide, cover
- Nuptial netting
- Bride's headgear
- Head covering
- Bride's headpiece
- Bride's covering
- Bridal shop offering
- Thing lifted at a wedding
- Bride's garb
- What a bride might wear
- Bride's head cover
- Bride's face covering
- Bridal-gown accessory
- Bridal component
- Wedding dress part
- Yashmak, for instance
- Possibly live coverage
- Cover story 5 raised
- Lacy facial covering
- Transparent face cover
- Broadcast live coverage
- Covering (for the face)
- Cover(ing)
- Cover for face etc
- Symbol of secrecy
- Bridal headwear
- 5 across suggested for Ophelia
- Conceal, screen
- Otherwise live in mask?
- Wedding dress go-with
- It may cover a bride's face
- Shroud
- Obscure valley, by the sound of it
- Keep hidden
- Headwear
- It may conceal an evil manoeuvre
- Bridal shop buy
- Thing on a bride's face
- Yashmak, say
- Prop for a belly dancer
- Bridal covering
- Yashmak, for example
- It may hide the bride
- Mantilla or hijab, e.g.
- Thin disguise?
- Metaphor for secrecy
- Wedding dress headpiece
- Covering often made with bridal illusion tulle
- Hijab, e.g.
- Hijab or litham, e.g.
- Niqab, for example
- Bride's accessory, sometimes
- Cover, in a way
- Salome's dance accessory
- Hijab, for one
- Wedding accessory
- Bridal ___ Falls
- Concealer
- Facial concealer
- Piece of wedding wear
- Accessory for some brides
- Face concealer
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - September 13, 2026
- Your Life Choices - August 23, 2026
- Mirror Daily - August 22, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - August 05, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - May 03, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - May 01, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - April 23, 2026
- Mirror Daily - April 11, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 18, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 16, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 01, 2026
- Daily American - December 27, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 21, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 09, 2025
- Daily American - September 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 29, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 20, 2025
- Daily American - August 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 01, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 31, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 23, 2025
- Daily American - July 21, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 05, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 01, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 13, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 05, 2025
- Daily American - May 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 20, 2025
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