Upright
Crossword Clue & Answers

3 December 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple
We found 23 answers for the crossword clue 'Upright', 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 Upright 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 Upright as an answer itself some 126 times.
Upright is a single word clue made up of 7 letters.
We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Friday, 17 December 2021 with the answer being HONOURABLE, but the most popular answer for this clue is ERECT.
We've seen this clue in the following publications:
- Irish Independent - Simple - 17 Dec 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 3 Dec 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 1 Dec 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 19 Nov 2021
- The Guardian Quick - 23 Oct 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 11 Oct 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - 12 Aug 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 5 Aug 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - 23 Jul 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 2 Jul 2021
Definitions and usage
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- A piano with a vertical sounding board
- In a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"
- Upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"
- A vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"
- Of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
Crossword Answers
4 Letters
GOAL
A successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
GOOD
Most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
JUST
Only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
5 Letters
ERECT
Construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
MORAL
The significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"
ONEND
ROMAN
Of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"
STAND
A defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"
6 Letters
DECENT
Socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
HONEST
Without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"
SPINET
A small and compactly built upright piano
7 Letters
ENDWAYS
In or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure"
ENDWISE
In or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure"
ETHICAL
Conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley
8 Letters
GOALPOST
One of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field
STANDING
The act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
UNSLOPED
In a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"
VERTICAL
Upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"
VIRTUOUS
Morally excellent
9 Letters
HONORABLE
Worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
10 Letters
HONOURABLE
Worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
12 Letters
UPRIGHTPIANO
A piano with a vertical sounding board
13 Letters
PERPENDICULAR
A cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
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