Clues for the word "VESTA"
We've had 53 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 83 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on January 05, 2026.
Definition of vesta
- n. - One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it.
- n. - An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by Olbers in 1807.
- n. - A wax friction match.
Referring Clues
- Hearth goddess
- Third-largest asteroid
- Her temple contained the sacred fire
- Goddess of home and family
- Roman hearth goddess
- Roman goddess of the hearth
- Second largest asteroid
- Goddess of the hearth
- Only asteroid visible with the naked eye
- Wax-stemmed match
- Second-largest body in the asteroid belt
- A striking redhead
- Goddess of virgins
- She may be burning to give you a light
- A match for Lucifer?
- Beehive State's boxing match
- She upsets Eva in an out-of-the-way way
- Don't be surprised if, when struck, she flares up!
- She contributes to the harvest annually
- That flaming redhead?
- She responds heatedly to being struck
- She's in love, starry eyed
- Figure a new seat to be mainly of matchwood!
- That immortal match
- Red-headed goddess?
- Fiery goddess?
- She's established in the V and A
- Male impersonator with style? One valet disagrees
- Goddess - match
- Housewives' tawdry boxing match
- Match
- A match for Lucifer?
- Is she a match for Lucifer?
- Heavenly figure on a broken seat
- She'll always give a chap a light
- She lights up strikingly
- She can be strikingly enlightening
- She can be illuminating, however briefly
- When struck, she's apt to flare up
- She'll give you a light
- She's in a grave state
- Five star girl?
- Figure to cook eats for a woman
- Redhead apt to flare up when struck
- At some stage, she needs a bit of love
- She may give a chap a light
- Goddess who was a match for Lucifer
- She has Albert's initial on her undergarment
- Don't be surprised if, when struck, it flares up!
- That flaming redhead?
- A match for the Roman goddess
- Red-headed goddess?
- Fiery goddess?
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 05, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 22, 2025
- Daily American - December 11, 2025
- Daily American - November 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 17, 2025
- Daily American - April 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 12, 2024
- Daily American - October 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 19, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 21, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 08, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 18, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - March 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 08, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 23, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 28, 2023
- Daily American - December 11, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 23, 2023
- Daily American - November 20, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 23, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 18, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 07, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 15, 2023
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