Twist
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

WARP
A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

BEND
Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

SKEW
Turn or place at an angle; "the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed"

TURN
Get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"

WIND
Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"

SPIN
A distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"

KINK
An eccentric idea

EDDY
Founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)

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"

RICK
A stack of hay

FLEX
The act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"

WORM
Any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

COIL
Make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"

SLUE
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

WISP
A small bundle of straw or hay

BENT
A special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

BENT
A special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

BENT
A special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

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IRONY
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

CHEAT
The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

DANCE
Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

WREST
Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"

CURVE
A pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter

TWINE
Form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

WRICK
A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

WHIRL
Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"

CROOK
A long staff with one end being hook shaped

BRAID
Trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains

PLAIT
A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

TRESS
A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

WRING
A twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"

TWEAK
A squeeze with the fingers

GNARL
Something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"

TWIRL
The act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

SCREW
A fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head

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DEVICE
Any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"

SPRAIN
A painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

WRENCH
A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

DEFORM
Become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

SQUIRM
The act of wiggling

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

TANGLE
Something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"

SWIVEL
A coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

REFORM
A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"

REFORM
A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"

REFORM
A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"

WRITHE
To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

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TORSION
A twisting force

WRESTLE
The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

WRIGGLE
The act of wiggling

GIMMICK
Any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"

JQZEMKL

DISTORT
Affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

CONTORT
Twist and press out of shape

WINDING
The act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"

PERVERT
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

8 letters

TWISTING
The act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"

9 letters

CONVOLUTE
Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"

10 letters

INTERTWINE
Make lacework by knotting or looping

CONTORTION
The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

11 letters

TWISTAROUND
Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"

12 letters

SOPHISTICATE
A worldly-wise person

CONSTRUCTION
The act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"

TURNOFEVENTS
An unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"

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