Clues for the word "WISHBONE"
We've had 28 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 32 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on July 29, 2025.
Definition of wishbone
- n. - The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also merrythought, and wishing bone. See Merrythought, and Furculum.
Referring Clues
- Lucky break provider?
- Football formation
- Source of a lucky break?
- Thanksgiving prize
- It could provide a lucky break?
- Turkey part
- Offensive formation
- Merry-thought
- Y
- Turkey feature
- T formation alternative
- Pull this to get the longest piece
- Thanksgiving Day prize
- Ibsen who? (anag) - merrythought
- Furcula
- With which the dog conjured up the genie?
- Bird's clavicle
- Supposedly lucky part of a fowl
- Bit of the bird associated with luck
- V-shaped structure in chicken, turkey etc
- Avian collar may provide lucky break
- Part of the turkey gets pulled apart with luck
- Thanksgiving fork?
- Piece of chicken from hob's cooked in port, perhaps
- With "Is he good at heart?" comes a thought of merriment
- Merrythought
- Thanksgiving snapper
- Turkey part broken for good luck
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - July 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - December 16, 2024
- USA Today - July 07, 2024
- LA Times - March 19, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - October 13, 2022
- New York Times - September 17, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 23, 2016
- Evening Standard Easy - October 05, 2016
- Penny Dell Sunday - September 11, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 30, 2014
- New York Times - August 08, 2013
- Guardian Quick - January 28, 2013
- Chronicle of Higher Education - October 12, 2012
- New York Times - February 18, 2012
- New York Times - September 10, 2009
- Guardian Quick - February 09, 2009
- Guardian Cryptic - January 01, 2009
- Family Time - July 28, 2008
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - October 11, 2007
- LA Times - June 21, 2007
- Guardian Quick - June 18, 2007
- Guardian Quick - February 24, 2007
- Guardian Everyman - November 05, 2006
- Netword - April 05, 2006
- Guardian Quick - February 20, 2006
- Guardian Prize - August 06, 2005
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 16, 2004
- Family Time - March 10, 2004
- USA Today - October 17, 2003
- And in 2 more crossword puzzles...