Expensive
Crossword Clue & Answers

25 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Quick Crossword

We found 32 answers for the crossword clue 'Expensive', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given Expensive 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 Expensive as an answer itself some 51 times.

Expensive is a single word clue made up of 9 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Quick Crossword' on Wednesday, 10 November 2021 with the answer being DEAR, we also found DEAR to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 10 Nov 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 1 Oct 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 8 Sep 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 3 Sep 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 20 Aug 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 12 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 3 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 6 Jul 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 15 Jun 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 3 Jun 2021

Definitions and usage

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• High in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

TOP
A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"

4 Letters

DEAR
A sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)

HIGH
A lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"

RICH
Marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"

5 Letters

CHEAP
Relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"

FANCY
Something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"

PRICY
Having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"

STEEP
Of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"

STIFF
The dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"

TIGHT
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"

6 Letters

COSTLY
Having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"

PRICED

PRICEY
Having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"

7 Letters

PREMIUM
A prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.; "they encouraged customers with a premium for loyal patronage"

THRIFTY
Mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"

8 Letters

HIGH-END

PRECIOUS
Of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"

UPMARKET
Designed for consumers with high incomes; "he turned up in well-cut clothes...and upmarket felt hats"- New Yorker

VALUABLE
Having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "a valuable diamond"

9 Letters

EXPENSIVE
High in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

LUXURIOUS
Rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

PRICELESS
Having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth

SUMPTUOUS
Rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

UNPAYABLE

10 Letters

IMMODERATE
Beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

OVERPRICED
Too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

11 Letters

DEAR-BOUGHT

EXTRAVAGANT
Recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"

HIGH-PRICED
Having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"

OFGREATCOST

12 Letters

UNECONOMICAL
Inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"

13 Letters

NOTAFFORDABLE