Lineage
Crossword Clue & Answers

15 February 2021
Last seen in: The Sun Cryptic

We found 22 answers for the crossword clue 'Lineage', the most recent of which was seen in the The Sun Cryptic.

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

We have given Lineage 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 Lineage as an answer itself some 103 times.

Lineage is a single word clue made up of 7 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'The Sun Cryptic' on Monday, 15 February 2021 with the answer being PEDIGREE, we also found PEDIGREE to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• The Sun Cryptic - 15 Feb 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 5 Jan 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 20 Nov 2020
• The Guardian Quick - 11 Nov 2020
• The Daily Mail Quick - 30 Oct 2020
• The Guardian Quick - 6 Apr 2019

Definitions and usage

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

• Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
• The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
• The number of lines in a piece of printed material
• A rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
• The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

LINE
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

5 Letters

BLOOD
The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"

BREED
A special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"

EAGLE
Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

ROOTS
The condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; "his roots in Texas go back a long way"; "he went back to Sweden to search for his roots"; "his music has African roots"

STOCK
Any animals kept for use or profit

6 Letters

LINAGE
The number of lines in a piece of printed material

ORIGIN
Properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"

STEMMA
An eye having a single lens

STRAIN
The act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

7 Letters

DESCENT
The act of changing your location in a downward direction

NEAREST
(superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death"

8 Letters

ANCESTRY
Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

BREEDING
The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

PEDIGREE
Ancestry of a purebred animal

9 Letters

BLOODLINE
Ancestry of a purebred animal

FILIATION
Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

GENEALOGY
Successive generations of kin

PARENTAGE
The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

10 Letters

DERIVATION
Drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation

EXTRACTION
Properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"

13 Letters

LINEOFDESCENT
The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"