Clues for the word "ZEST"
We've had 149 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 407 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on April 14, 2026.
Definition of zest
- n. - A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc.
- n. - Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
- n. - The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.
- v. t. - To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
- v. t. - To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.
Referring Clues
- Piquancy
- Relish
- Gusto
- Lemon peel
- Part of an orange
- Bite, so to speak
- Energy
- Tabasco quality
- Kick
- Salsa quality
- Camay alternative
- Irish Spring alternative
- Spice
- Verve
- Spiciness
- Procter & Gamble soap
- Vim
- Pizazz
- Pep
- Dial alternative
- Enthusiasm
- Great enthusiasm
- Soap introduced with the slogan "For the first time in your life, feel really clean"
- Keen relish
- Citrus peel
- Vitality
- Get-up-and-go
- Sorbet ingredient
- Safeguard alternative
- Hearty enjoyment
- Piquant flavor
- Liveliness
- Fruity shavings
- Excitement
- Joie de vivre
- Punch
- Interest
- Tang
- Fervor
- Bartender's twist
- Citrusy flavoring
- Zing
- Peel
- Hot-sauce quality
- Panache
- Lemon-rind shavings
- Zip
- Vivacity
- Tartness
- Grated citrus rind
- Grated lemon rind
- Gung-ho quality
- Small strip of lemon peel
- Piquance
- Oomph!
- Lemon peel part
- Lemon rind
- Citrus peel used in cooking
- Brio
- Fruit flavoring
- Oomph
- Ivory alternative
- Citrusy addition to some risotto
- You need only scrape the surface to get it
- Bar peel
- Bit of rind
- Pizzazz
- Keen enjoyment
- Flavorful peel strip
- Citrus shaving
- Exuberance
- Ennui opposite
- Passion for life
- Soap with a kick
- Soap with a kick?
- Twist at a bar
- Dial competitor
- Limoncello ingredient
- Elan
- Appetite
- Pizzaz
- Peel in a cocktail
- Tangy quality
- Tanginess
- Vigor
- Citrus flavoring
- Some have it for life
- A taste for life
- Marmalade ingredient
- Ingredient in cranberry sauce
- Morsel in a lemon cookie
- Kick or punch
- Marmalade bit
- Fragrant peel
- Tangy taste
- Bit of peel
- Some prize stimulates enthusiasm
- "You're not fully clean ..." soap
- Enthusiastic enjoyment
- Grated lemon skin
- Enjoyment
- Relish - orange peel
- Enthusiasm and energy
- Energy (from a lemon?)
- Work with a lime
- Keen excitement - citrus peel
- Relish turning roof of shelter through 90 degrees
- Enthusiasm - grated lemon peel
- A bit of a craze started with 10
- Go to get added flavour
- Cosmopolitan garnish
- Part of a lemon
- Unilever soap brand
- Marmalade morsel
- Lemon rind as flavouring
- Cocktail adornment
- Great energy
- Drink flavorer
- Quality of hot sauce
- Cocktail garnish
- Bath soap brand
- Orange peel
- Drink garnish
- Flavorful bit of peel
- Flavorful lemon part
- Orange shavings
- Bartender’s citrus twist
- Avidity
- Great relish
- Lively energy
- Ingredient from a peel
- Soap that comes in blue-green bars
- Citrus scraping
- Martini's lemon twist, e.g.
- Lemon bar ingredient
- Word with lemon or orange
- Bit of lemon peel
- Grated citrus part
- Piece of lemon peel
- Garnish made from citrus
- Lemon scraping
- Lemon meringue pie ingredient
- Citrus bits
- Citrus shavings
- Tart shavings
- Bits in citrus sorbet
- Ingredient in marmalade
- Key lime pie garnish
- Shaving on citrus desserts
Last Seen In
- New York Times - April 14, 2026
- Daily American - April 06, 2026
- New York Times - March 24, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - January 30, 2026
- Daily American - December 19, 2025
- Daily American - December 12, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 25, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - November 21, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 12, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 09, 2025
- New York Times - September 14, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 19, 2025
- LA Times - August 14, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 23, 2025
- LA Times - July 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 27, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 05, 2025
- LA Times - April 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 31, 2025
- New York Times - March 31, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 11, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 02, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 26, 2025
- LA Times - November 30, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - November 21, 2024
- USA Today - November 14, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 29, 2024
- Daily American - September 20, 2024
- LA Times - September 16, 2024
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