Word "CIRCUS" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a genus of haws comprising the harriers
Synonyms:
genus circus

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
Synonyms:
carnival
Examples:
it was so funny it was a circus

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
Examples:
they used the elephants to help put up the circus

Crossword Clues for CIRCUS

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Harrier genus (6)
In ancient Rome, a circular or oval building for public entertainments (6)
Entertainment venue about to lay off last American The Times Quick Cryptic 05 Jul 2025
___ Maximus, a stadium for mass entertainment, especially chariot-racing, in ancient Rome
Open place at street junction to find acrobats in (6)
Entertainment featuring gymnast, clowns and animals (6)
Entertainment at road junction (6)
Monty Python had a flying one at Piccadilly, say (6)
Tollatur ____! Let the stadium be abolished! (it's unsafe, Ovid claims, Tr. 2.283) The Times O Tempora 26 Apr 2025
Where they send in the clowns (6) The Guardian Quick 21 Apr 2025
Entertaining show about ignoring a superpower (6)
Employer of acrobats and clowns Newsday 31 Mar 2025
Itinerant show such as Piccadilly (6)
Sir! You take 200 to the show
A show with clowns (6)
Three-ring event
Entertainment at the heart of farcical, anarchic fuss
Travelling show in Oxford perhaps (6)
1984 winner of The Oaks ridden by Lester Piggott (6,5)
In which you might confront the elephant in the room? New York Times 07 Dec 2024
London's Piccadilly -
A travelling show held in large tent (6)
Travelling show with clowns (6) Puzzler 14 Nov 2024
Clown show
Show around a lost American (6) The Guardian Cryptic 31 Oct 2024
Travelling entertainment show (6)
Three-ringed spectacle
About to be contracted with American travelling show (6) The Guardian Quiptic 16 Sep 2024
About to be contracted with American travelling show (6) The Guardian Quiptic 15 Sep 2024
Group of entertainers travelling about, mostly with people in general (6)
Travelling show in Piccadilly (6)
Teacher heard about American entertainment venue
Entertainment in the open where streets meet in town (6)
Performing animal show
The __, John le Carré's spy headquarters (6) The Guardian Weekend 15 Jun 2024
Company of acrobats and clowns
Travelling show at junction in town (6)
Show in the Big Top
Variety show under a big top Universal 29 Apr 2024
Travelling company of entertainers Irish Times Simplex 16 Apr 2024
See 6 Down Mirror Quiz 12 Apr 2024
Hear Sir cuss in the Big Top (6)
Big top show (6) Puzzler 29 Feb 2024
Entertained by situation, you reportedly saw compilers in stadium The Guardian Cryptic 14 Feb 2024
Place for events in Rome, mainly about America (6)
Place for events in Rome, mainly about America The Guardian Cryptic 22 Dec 2023
Roundabout entertainment The Guardian Quiptic 28 Aug 2023
Piccadilly -- The Telegraph Quick 23 Jun 2023
Scene of frenetic or noisy activity (informal) The Guardian Quick 09 May 2023
Entertainment venue The Guardian Speedy 26 Feb 2023
Makes the rounds New York Times 29 Dec 2022
Roman stadium The Telegraph Quick 11 Nov 2022
Travelling show The Guardian Quick 30 Sep 2022
Travelling company of entertainers The Telegraph Quick 09 Aug 2022
Big top entertainment The Times Concise 19 Jul 2022
Heard Knight swear at Piccadilly for instance 
Unicycle site Universal 23 Mar 2022
State of one's affairs briefly limits university entertainment
Last of air removed from high cloud and carbon injected as entertainment The Guardian Cryptic 01 Mar 2022
Last of air removed from high cloud and carbon injected as entertainment
"The ___," 1928 comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp as a clown
Ring setting LA Times Daily 22 Jan 2022
Ring setting The Washington Post 22 Jan 2022
"The ___," 1928 film for which Charlie Chaplin was nominated for an Academy Award
Company of clowns and acrobats Irish Times Simplex 26 May 2021
College with researchers from states familiar with 11 down trying to attract people to Ring Irish Times Crosaire 22 Apr 2021
Circulates missing tale - the one with those walking a tightrope Irish Times Crosaire 30 Mar 2021
Place of noisy entertainment,   such as Piccadilly?
It may have trapeze performers Wall Street Journal 15 Mar 2021
Where people may make a pyramid? Universal 15 Feb 2021
Show where traffic goes round The Sun Two Speed 05 Dec 2020
Big top entertainment The Sun Two Speed 05 Dec 2020
2000 film starring John Hannah The Telegraph General Knowledge 03 Aug 2020
Travelling company of entertainers Irish Times Simplex 15 May 2020
Heard teacher nearly swear in the company of travellers
Approximately dropping 20%, American company performing
Travelling entertainment The Times Concise 23 Nov 2019
Circulates missing tale - the one with those walking a tightrope Irish Times Crosaire 30 Oct 2019
Show about America becoming American
Roundabout ways to drop Italian entertainment show The Telegraph Toughie 24 Sep 2019
Big Top The Guardian Speedy 01 Sep 2019
Show moves around, late getting away
All-round entertainment mostly about America The Telegraph Cryptic 30 Mar 2019
Circulates missing tale - the one with the clowns Irish Times Crosaire 19 Oct 2018
Ringling Brothers offering, once New York Times 01 Oct 2018
Show in a tent The Telegraph Quick 02 Jun 2018
Ringling Brothers offering, once
*Show that's in tents Wall Street Journal 25 Sep 2017
Briefly about, American in big top
Eurosceptic removes topee for those clowning around Irish Times Crosaire 07 Nov 2016
Mailer left semicircular space for the travelling entertainers Irish Times Crosaire 14 Jul 2016
Open-air stadium of antiquity The Guardian Speedy 20 Dec 2015
About to surround one renegade leader at American entertainment company
Show with clowns LA Times Daily 31 Aug 2015
Tent event LA Times Daily 17 Jun 2015
Big top entertainment The Times Concise 05 May 2015
Tent event
Show with clowns
Ring setting
Event in a tent
Media __
Tent entertainment
Big-top event
Tent entertainment
Ring setting
Ring setting
Barker's employer
Tent show
Milieu for the Wallendas
Place for rings
Barnum & Bailey show
Ring setting
Barker's employer
Sprightly show
Traveling show
Milieu for the Wallendas
Piccadilly ___
Piccadilly, for one
Entertainment
Event in a tent
Any riotiously entertaining person: Colloq.
Piccadilly ___.
The Big Show.
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