Rip
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

ERU

RAG
A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

4 letters

GASH
A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

LACE
A delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

TEAR
An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"

REND
Tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

ROUE
A dissolute man in fashionable society

PULL
The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

RIVE
Tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

RENT
The act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

RAKE
A long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil

SNAG
An unforeseen obstacle

5 letters

SPLIT
The act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

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"

SHRED
A tiny or scarcely detectable amount

SLASH
A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

6 letters

TATTER
A small piece of cloth or paper

HURTLE
Move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

7 letters

RUPTURE
The act of making a sudden noisy break

RIPTIDE
A strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore

TIDERIP
A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

8 letters

RAKEHELL
A dissolute man in fashionable society

LACERATE
Cut or tear irregularly

LAMBASTE
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

9 letters

CRITICIZE
Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

CASTIGATE
Censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

DEATHWISH
(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die

10 letters

PROFLIGATE
A recklessly extravagant consumer

11 letters

RESTINPEACE

12 letters

CROSSCURRENT
Actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"

14 letters

COUNTERCURRENT
Actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"