Clues for the word "VEST"
We've had 151 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 322 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on November 05, 2025.
Definition of vest
- n. - An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.
- n. - Any outer covering; array; garb.
- n. - Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat.
- n. - To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
- n. - To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; -- followed by with before the thing conferred; as, to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death.
- n. - To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; -- with in before the possessor; as, the power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.
- n. - To invest; to put; as, to vest money in goods, land, or houses.
- n. - To clothe with possession; as, to vest a person with an estate; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of; as, an estate is vested in possession.
- v. i. - To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; -- followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law.
Referring Clues
- V-neck garment
- Provide, as with legal authority
- Life jacket, e.g.
- Preserver
- One of three pieces
- Sleeveless garment
- It's kept close to the chest
- Buttoned item
- It may be under a jacket
- Clothe
- ___-pocket (tiny)
- Ed Norton wore one
- Jacket accompanier
- Third piece
- A piece of a three-piece
- Grant
- Flak jacket, e.g.
- Clothing item worn over a shirt
- Life ___
- Life ___ (Navy safety gear)
- Endow with authority
- Flotation device
- Police protection
- Endow
- Undershirt, in Britain
- Three-piece suit part
- One piece of a three-piece suit
- Ed Norton's wear
- Three-piece piece
- Bulletproof garment
- Cop's protector
- Part of Goofy's attire
- Piece of body armor
- Dressy accessory
- Part of a three-piece suit
- It may be bulletproof
- Trunk warmer
- Waistcoat
- Part of a hunting outfit
- Legally grant, with "in"
- Fishing apparel with lots of pockets
- Three-piece suit piece
- Safari attire
- Endow with rights
- Item worn over a shirt
- Suit item, sometimes
- It may cover a shirt
- Dickey kin
- Suit part
- Third piece of a three-piece suit
- Fisherman's wear
- Life jacket, for one
- Part of some suits
- Goose-down garment
- Unisex garmet
- SWAT team member protector
- Become available, as a stock grant
- Suit option
- Singlet
- Undergarment
- Sleeveless piece
- Unisex garment
- Tuxedo part
- Pension-guide verb
- Suit piece
- Third piece?
- Three-piece suit feature
- Two-piece suit's lack
- Cop's protective garb
- Garment with a watch pocket
- Sleeveless suit item
- Sleeveless top
- Empower
- Parking valet's wear
- Item under a jacket, maybe
- Part of a three-piece
- Kevlar garb
- Part of a fashion ensemble, maybe
- Weskit
- One may be under a jacket
- Optional part of a suit
- Jerkin
- Bit of SWAT garb
- ___-pocket (small)
- British undershirt
- Bartender's wear
- Sweater ___
- A tie may be partly under one
- Bulletproof wear
- Down garment, maybe
- Part of Goofy's outfit
- Police protector
- Protective garment
- A singlet
- Item under a suit jacket
- Endow (with)
- Suit item
- Sleeveless jacket
- Undershirt
- Son wears old soldier's garment
- Worn part of an old gravestone
- Garment from the glove stall?
- Piece of clothing repeatedly featuring in detective's travestied investigation
- Match lacking a bit of 25
- US suit over this? 1's third to cover it in UK
- Undershirt, singlet
- Survey covers small underwear
- Card player wearing check waistcoat
- Brooks Brothers buy
- Hunter's get-up
- Prom garment, maybe
- Garment a shilling, check pockets
- Under-shirt
- Clothe in ecclesiastical garments
- Authorise
- Undergarment in Dave's tallboy
- Garment for brisk days
- One garment, of which five make a set
- As worn during harvesting?
- SWAT protector
- Word after life or bulletproof
- States waistcoat is small, in check
- Kevlar garment
- 131 Angler's apparel
- Sleeveless attire
- Protective wear, often
- Suit garment
- Legally confer, as a power
- Place for a fob
- Vest
- Brit's undershirt
- Word with life or flak
- One may be bulletproof
- Third piece of a three-piece
- Pension contract verb
- Confer, as power
- Cummerbund alternative
- Tailor’s creation
- Protective wear for swimmers
- Crossing guard's garment
- Common item of fishing apparel
- Layer found within five other answers in this puzzle
- A garment from the glove stall
- Sleeveless puffer
- Garment from the glove stall?
- Sleeveless outerwear
- Layering garment
- Article of Western wear
- "Safety" garment
- Confer, as authority
- Part of a scouting uniform
Last Seen In
- New York Times - November 05, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 27, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 24, 2025
- Your Life Choices - September 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 20, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 07, 2025
- Mirror Mini - March 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - February 27, 2025
- LA Times - January 04, 2025
- USA Today - December 31, 2024
- New York Times - December 27, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - December 05, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 30, 2024
- Daily Quick - November 17, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 28, 2024
- USA Today - September 16, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 21, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - August 08, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - July 20, 2024
- Mirror Daily - June 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - May 29, 2024
- Your Life Choices - May 27, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 05, 2024
- New York Times - April 07, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 03, 2024
- And in 292 more crossword puzzles...