Informal
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

COZY
A padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm

BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

FREE
People who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"

POKY
A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

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HOMEY
Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"

KINKY
(of hair) in small tight curls

LOOSE
Become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

6 letters

CASUAL
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"

ABRUPT
Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"

BEATUP
Give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

BLOWZY
Characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women

BREEZY
Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff"

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AFFABLE
Diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"

CHINTZY
Embarrassingly stingy

CORDIAL
Diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"

HAYMISH

ENDOWED
Provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature); "a well-endowed college"; "endowed with good eyesight"; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"

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CULTURED
Marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"

SCRAGGLY
Lacking neatness or order; "the old man's scraggly beard"; "a scraggly little path to the door"

MAVERICK
Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

FRUMPISH
Primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"

DRAGGLED
Limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud; "the beggar's bedraggled clothes"; "scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts"

CARELESS
Effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"

BOHEMIAN
A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)

INTIMATE
Someone to whom private matters are confided

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HETERODOX
Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

HERETICAL
Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

BREAKAWAY
Break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"

EASYGOING
Easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing"

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COLLOQUIAL
Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"

UNOFFICIAL
Not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"

BEDRAGGLED
In deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"

INVETERATE
In a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking chronically"

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ILLUMINATED
Provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"

DILAPIDATED
In deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"

FREEANDEASY

ENCOURAGING
Giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research"

12 letters

UNAUTHORIZED
Without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"

ENDESHABILLE
Partly dressed in a loose or careless manner

13 letters

UNFASHIONABLE
Not in accord with or not following current fashion; "unfashionable clothes"; "melodrama of a now unfashionable kind"

DOWNATTHEHEEL

UNCEREMONIOUS
Without due formalities; "unceremonious dismissal from office"

21 letters

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