Corner
Crossword Clue & Answers

25 November 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple

We found 16 answers for the crossword clue 'Corner', the most recent of which was seen in the Irish Independent - Simple.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Corner a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Corner as an answer itself some 99 times.

Corner is a single word clue made up of 6 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Wednesday, 29 September 2021 with the answer being TURNING, but the most popular answer for this clue is ANGLE.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 29 Sep 2021
• The New York Times Crossword - 24 Apr 2021
• The New York Times Crossword - 11 Apr 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 23 Mar 2021
• The Mirror Quick - 5 Feb 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 8 Jan 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 16 Oct 2020
• The Mirror Quick - 22 Sep 2020
• The Mirror Quick - 17 Aug 2020
• The Daily Mail Quick - 16 Jun 2020

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Corner', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Corner' and give you a hint.

• An interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"
• The intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
• The point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle"
• A remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"
• The point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube"
• A projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners"
• A temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner on the silver market"
• (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
• A predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"
• Turn a corner; "the car corners"
• Gain control over; "corner the gold market"
• A place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"
• A small concavity
• Force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

BOX
A blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"

GAS
A pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"

4 Letters

BEND
Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

NOOK
An interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room"

TRAP
The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

TREE
English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)

5 Letters

ANGLE
A biased way of looking at or presenting something

HEMIN
Surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"

NICHE
(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

QUOIN
Expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase

STORE
Keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"

6 Letters

RECESS
A pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

7 Letters

TURNING
Act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"

9 Letters

RECESSION
The act of becoming more distant

12 Letters

STREETCORNER
The intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"

TURNINGPOINT
The intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"