Inquisitive
Crossword Clue & Answers

25 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Easy Crossword

We found 35 answers for the crossword clue 'Inquisitive', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

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

We have given Inquisitive 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 Inquisitive as an answer itself some 9 times.

Inquisitive is a single word clue made up of 11 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Easy Crossword' on Wednesday, 03 November 2021 with the answer being CURIOUS, we also found CURIOUS to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 3 Nov 2021
• The Guardian Speedy - 31 Oct 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 5 Mar 2021
• The Guardian Speedy - 1 Nov 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 31 Oct 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 12 Aug 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 2 Mar 2020
• The Guardian Speedy - 25 Nov 2018
• The Guardian Quick - 10 Jul 2018
• The New York Times Crossword - 16 Jan 2017

Definitions and usage

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• Showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"
• Inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive"

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

NOSY
Offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"

5 Letters

BUSY

NOSEY
Offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"

6 Letters

PRYING
Offensive inquisitiveness

7 Letters

BIGEYED

CURIOUS
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"

PEERING

POKING

PROBING
Diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings"

SNOOPY

TESTED

8 Letters

BIGEYED

CHECKED

FORWARD

PERSONAL
A short newspaper article about a particular person or group

SIFTING

9 Letters

EXAMINING

INTRUSIVE
Tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive"

LONGNOSED

MEDDLING

WONDERING
Showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"

10 Letters

INQUIRING

WONDERING

11 Letters

CHALLENGING
Requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"

IMPERTINENT
Not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"

QUESTIONING
Showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"

SPECULATIVE
Showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"

12 Letters

QUESTIONABLE
Able to be refuted

RUBBERNECKED

SCRUTINIZING

13 Letters

INQUISITORIAL
Marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor; "the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism"; "a practical police force with true inquisitorial talents"- Waldo Frank

INVESTIGATIVE
Designed to find information or ascertain facts; "a fact-finding committee"; "investigative reporting"

PRESUMPTUOUS

14 Letters

JURISDICTIONAL
Restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction; "the jurisdictional limits of a state"

SELFIMPORTANT