Creek
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

ARM
The part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person

BAY
A small recess opening off a larger room

GUT
A strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

RIA

RUN
Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

4 letters

COVE
A small inlet

BECK
A beckoning gesture

BELT
The act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"

BELT
The act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"

BOCA

BURN
A place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

EDGE
A sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"

GILL
Respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water

GULF
An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"

INCH
A unit of measurement for advertising space

KILL
The destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"

LOCH
A long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)

LURK
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

RILL
A small stream

RACE
A canal for a current of water

ROAD
A way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"

SIKE

SLIP
A socially awkward or tactless act

WADI
Gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season

WADI
Gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season

5 letters

BAYOU
A swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

BIGHT
The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

BOURN
An archaic term for a boundary

CRAWL
A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"

CREEP
A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"

CRICK
English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)

DITCH
A long narrow excavation in the earth

FIORD
A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

FIORD
A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

FIRTH
A long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)

FJORD
A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

FRESH
Not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables"

FRITH

GLIDE
The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"

MOUSE
Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

MOUTH
The opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"

REACH
The act of physically reaching or thrusting out

RIVER
A large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"

ROADS
A partly sheltered anchorage

SHIRK
Avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"

SKULK
Move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day"

SLIDE
Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

SLINK
Walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"

SNAKE
Limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

SNEAK
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

SOUND
The subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"

STEAL
A stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)

BROOK
A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

INLET
An opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

6 letters

STREAM
The act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

ARMLET
A band worn around the arm for decoration

ARROYO
A stream or brook

BRANCH
Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"

HARBOR
A place of refuge and comfort and security

NARROW
A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

RUNDLE
One of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

RUNLET

RUNNEL
A small stream

SLOUCH
A stooping carriage in standing and walking

STRAIT
A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

TIPTOE
Walk on one's toes

TIPTOE
Walk on one's toes

7 letters

CHANNEL
A way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors; "possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores"

CRAWDAD
Small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

ESTUARY
The wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

EURIPUS

EURIPUS

FRESHET
The occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

GUMSHOE
A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

HARBOUR
A place of refuge and comfort and security

NARROWS

SLITHER
To pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

SNIGGLE

STRAITS
A difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"

WRIGGLE
The act of wiggling

RIVULET
A small stream

8 letters

BROOKLET
A small brook

WATERWAY
A conduit through which water flows

9 letters

MIDSTREAM
The middle of a stream

PUSSYFOOT
To go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

PUSSYFOOT
To go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

ROADSTEAD
A partly sheltered anchorage

ROADSTEAD
A partly sheltered anchorage

STREAMLET
A small stream

STREAMLET
A small stream

TRIBUTARY
A branch that flows into the main stream

10 letters

FLUVIATION

LAZYSTREAM

MIDCHANNEL

MILLSTREAM

MOVINGROAD

NARROWSEAS

11 letters

SPILLSTREAM

WATERCOURSE
A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

WATERCOURSE
A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth