Gay
Crossword Clue and Answers

Today we have 28 crossword solutions for Gay which appeared recently in Irish Independent - Simple.

We have deemed Gay as a VERY COMMON crossword clue, we've seen it more than 28 times in a variety of crossword publications.

The most recent answer we found for this clue is "JOLLY".

Publications

  • Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021
  • The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 23 Apr 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 21 Apr 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 4 Mar 2020
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 27 Feb 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 12 Nov 2018
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 22 Apr 2018
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 28 Jan 2018
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 5 Feb 2017

Crossword Answers

4 letters

BRAW
Brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"

HOMO
Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

5 letters

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"

JOLLY
A yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work

SUNNY
Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"

BRAVE
People who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"

MERRY
Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

ENOLA

HAPPY
Well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"

PAREE

RIANT
Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children"

6 letters

JOYFUL
Full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart"

LIVELY
Full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

JOYOUS
Full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"

BLITHE
Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"

CHEERY
Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"

JOVIAL
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"

JOCUND
Full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"

FESTAL
Offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"

7 letters

FESTIVE
Offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"

CHIPPER
Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"

8 letters

CHEERFUL
Being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

CAREFREE
Free of trouble and worry and care; "the carefree joys of childhood"; "carefree millionaires, untroubled financially"

MIRTHFUL
Arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"

9 letters

HOMOPHILE
Someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

10 letters

HOMOSEXUAL
Someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

FROLICSOME
Given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes"

12 letters

LIGHTHEARTED
Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"