Smooth
Crossword Clue & Answers

8 September 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple

We found 45 answers for the crossword clue 'Smooth', 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 Smooth 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 Smooth as an answer itself some 127 times.

Smooth is a single word clue made up of 6 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Wednesday, 08 September 2021 with the answer being SLEEK, but the most popular answer for this clue is EVEN.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 8 Sep 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 16 Jun 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 7 May 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 25 Nov 2020
• The Guardian Quick - 20 Nov 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 17 Oct 2020
• The Mirror Quick - 28 Aug 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 18 May 2020
• The New York Times Crossword - 8 Apr 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 13 Feb 2020

Definitions and usage

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• The act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"
• Make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"
• Free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negotiations"
• Having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
• Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
• Of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence; "a smooth ride"
• Smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"
• (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"
• Make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"
• Lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
• Of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

EASE
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"

EASY
Obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money"

EVEN
The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"

FILE
A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

FLAT
A suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

GLIB
Marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"

IRON
A golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

PAVE
Cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"

SAND
Fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"

5 Letters

BLAND
Lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"

FLUID
A substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure

LEVEL
A structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

PLANE
An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

QUIET
A disposition free from stress or emotion

SHINE
Be clear and obvious; "A shining example"

SILKY
Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"

SLEEK
Well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"

SLICK
A trowel used to make a surface slick

STILL
(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"

SUAVE
Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"

6 Letters

CREAMY
Of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles"

FACILE
Arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"

FLUENT
Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

GLASSY
Resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather

GLOSSY
A photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper

LEGATO
Connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please"

LIQUID
A frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')

PLACID
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"

POLISH
The property of being smooth and shiny

SATINY
Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"

SILKEN
Having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"

7 Letters

FLOWING
The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

IRONOUT
Settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements"

POLITIC
Marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply"

8 Letters

HAIRLESS
Having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail"

IRON OUT

POLISHED
(of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice"

SMOOTHEN
Make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

TRANQUIL
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"

9 Letters

SMOOTHOUT
Free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negotiations"

UNRUFFLED
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"

10 Letters

UNWRINKLED
Not wrinkled or creased

11 Letters

COMMONPLACE
A trite or obvious remark

TROUBLEFREE

12 Letters

INGRATIATING
Calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner"