Spry
Crossword Clue & Answers

4 May 2021
Last seen in: The Sun Cryptic

We found 15 answers for the crossword clue 'Spry', 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 Spry 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 Spry as an answer itself some 170 times.

Spry is a single word clue made up of 4 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'The Sun Cryptic' on Tuesday, 04 May 2021 with the answer being AGILE, we also found AGILE to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• The Sun Cryptic - 4 May 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 10 Feb 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 6 Jan 2021
• USA Today - 25 Sep 2020
• The New York Times Crossword - 10 Jun 2020
• The New York Times Crossword - 24 May 2020
• The Guardian Quick - 15 Jan 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 25 Dec 2019
• The Guardian Quick - 29 Apr 2019
• The New York Times Crossword - 30 Aug 2017

Definitions and usage

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• Moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

DEFT
Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"

5 Letters

AGILE
Moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

BRISK
Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

LITHE
Moving and bending with ease

PEPPY
Marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"

QUICK
Accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"

6 Letters

ACTIVE
Chemical agent capable of activity

LIMBER
Cause to become limber; "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"

LIVELY
Full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

NIMBLE
Moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

7 Letters

CHIPPER
Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"

8 Letters

DEXTROUS
Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"

9 Letters

ENERGETIC
Working hard to promote an enterprise

SPRIGHTLY
Full of spirit and vitality; "a sprightly young girl"; "a sprightly dance"

15 Letters

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