Character
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

ARC
Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

AIR
Travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"

4 letters

TYPE
A small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"

PART
The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

CASE
A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"

TONE
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"

AURA
A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"

ROLE
The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

RUNE
Any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance"

CHAP
(usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs

MEAT
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

WACK

NOTE
Observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

5 letters

PARTY
An organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

QUEER
Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"

NERVE
The courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

GRAIN
The smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"

CHARM
Something believed to bring good luck

HONOR
The state of being honored

MOTIF
A design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

SHAPE
The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"

ETHOS
(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"

FIBER
A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

FIBRE
A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

AROMA
Any property detected by the olfactory system

TRAIT
A distinguishing feature of your personal nature

6 letters

NATURE
The complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

LETTER
A written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"

PERSON
A human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

CREDIT
Used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";

DESIGN
The act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument"

REPUTE
The state of being held in high esteem and honor

REPORT
A short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"

DEVICE
Any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"

FIGURE
A predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures"

CRASIS

WEIRDO
Someone deranged and possibly dangerous

CIPHER
A message written in a secret code

STREAK
A distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"

METTLE
The courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

7 letters

VARIETY
Noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"

BLEMISH
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

UNUSUAL
Being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"

TEXTURE
The musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; "then another melodic line is added to the texture"

COMPLEX
A conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"

MINDSET
A habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

FEATURE
A prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"

PERSONA
(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"

ESSENCE
A toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

QUALITY
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

8 letters

GRAPHEME
A written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

CAPACITY
A specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"

MONOGRAM
A graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing

AMBIENCE
A particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement"

ATTITUDE
A theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"

TENACITY
Persistent determination

9 letters

PERFORMER
An entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience

AUTHORITY
The power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"

PORTRAYAL
Acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

SPECIALTY
The special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"

ODDPERSON

ATTRIBUTE
An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

REFERENCE
The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

MENTALITY
Mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"

LINEAMENT
The characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"

ECCENTRIC
Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"

10 letters

REPUTATION
The general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"

BOTTOMLINE
The decisive point

MORALFIBER

SUGGESTION
The act of inducing hypnosis

EXCELLENCE
The quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

BACKGROUND
Scenery hung at back of stage

ATMOSPHERE
A particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement"

COMPLEXION
(obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament

INDICATION
A datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"

RESOLUTION
A decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"

APPEARANCE
The act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"

REFERENCES

INDIVIDUAL
A human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

MATHSYMBOL

CONSCIENCE
A feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty"

ATTRIBUTES

FUNNYTHING

DENOTATION
The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

ESTIMATION
A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent"

MORALFIBRE

11 letters

EXPRESSION

HIEROGLYPH

ATTRACTION

TEMPERAMENT
Your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

PERSONALITY
The complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others"

12 letters

SIGNIFICANCE
A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

13 letters

GRAPHICSYMBOL
A written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

14 letters

THEATRICALROLE
An actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"

18 letters

CHARACTERREFERENCE
A formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"

FICTIONALCHARACTER
An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel"

19 letters

FICTITIOUSCHARACTER
An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel"