Puzzle
Crossword Clue & Answers

26 May 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple
We found 34 answers for the crossword clue 'Puzzle', 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 Puzzle 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 Puzzle as an answer itself some 56 times.
Puzzle is a single word clue made up of 6 letters.
We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Thursday, 03 June 2021 with the answer being PERPLEX, but the most popular answer for this clue is ENIGMA.
We've seen this clue in the following publications:
- Irish Independent - Simple - 3 Jun 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 14 May 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 22 Apr 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - 13 Feb 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 14 Jan 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 8 Dec 2020
- The Guardian Quick - 10 Nov 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - 30 Sep 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - 23 Sep 2020
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 17 Sep 2020
Definitions and usage
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- A game that tests your ingenuity
- A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"
- Be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"
- Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
Crossword Answers
3 Letters
GET
A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
VEX
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
4 Letters
BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
KNOT
A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
POSE
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
SUSS
5 Letters
ADDLE
Mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"
AMAZE
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
POSER
A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos"
REBUS
A puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
STICK
Stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"
STUMP
Remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"
6 Letters
BAFFLE
A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
BEMUSE
Cause to be confused emotionally
ENIGMA
Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
GRAVEL
Rock fragments and pebbles
JIGSAW
A portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut
RIDDLE
A coarse sieve (as for gravel)
TEASER
An attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show
7 Letters
FLUMMOX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
MYSTERY
Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
MYSTIFY
Make mysterious; "mystify the story"
NONPLUS
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
PARADOX
(logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"
PERPLEX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
PROBLEM
A source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
PUZZLER
A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"
STUPEFY
Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
8 Letters
BEWILDER
Cause to be confused emotionally
9 Letters
CONUNDRUM
A difficult problem
CROSSWORD
A puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle
DUMBFOUND
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
MYSTIFIER
A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"
11 Letters
BRAINTEASER
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