Word "GRIT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
Synonyms:
gritrock, gritstone

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
fortitude and determination
Synonyms:
backbone, gumption, guts, moxie, sand

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
clench together
Examples:
grit one's teeth

Crossword Clues for GRIT

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Gravel (4) Mirror Classic 21 Aug 2025
Tenacity USA Today Quick 07 Aug 2025
Determination makes old king object (4) Mirror Cryptic 30 Jul 2025
Gravel (4) Mirror Quick 30 Jul 2025
"True ___" (2010 Coen brothers remake)
Clench, as one's teeth
Firmness of character, spirit (4) Puzzler 18 Jul 2025
Courage shown by contemptible fool right through (4)
Material scattered on icy roads The Sun Mini 18 Jun 2025
Road material for icy conditions (4)
Sandpaper measure LA Times Daily 13 Jun 2025
Sandpaper surface Newsday 11 Jun 2025
Determination to de-ice the roads? (4)
Courage Commuter 07 Jun 2025
Determination The Telegraph Quick 31 May 2025
Corn for grinding needing no special stones
Courage Commuter 24 May 2025
Clench your teeth
Material for treating icy roads (4)
Sand Eugene Sheffer 19 May 2025
Sandy residue
Gravel Mirror Classic 16 May 2025
Hard particles of rock (4)
Sand and stone particles
Backbone in lamb The Times Mephisto 04 May 2025
"True ___" (1969 John Wayne movie) (4)
Clench teeth to show courage (4)
Mixture of sand, stone etc The Sun Mini 25 Apr 2025
Rough particles of sand Mirror Classic 25 Apr 2025
Sandy material
Will The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 19 Apr 2025
Courage shown in fighting rituals (4)
Determined quality
Courage Commuter 14 Apr 2025
Some integrity needed for gumption (4)
Toughness USA Today 09 Apr 2025
Courage without which you can't have integrity (4)
Determination; clench (teeth) (4)
Courage - King George had it (4)
Some integrity and courage (4) Puzzler Cryptic 26 Mar 2025
Courage shown by former King going to Troy (4) The Guardian Cryptic 25 Mar 2025
Gravel Mirror Classic 07 Mar 2025
Sandpaper feature New York Times 07 Mar 2025
True _ 1969 John Wayne western film and 2010 remake (4)
Fortitude Newsday 06 Mar 2025
From the Greek, it means 'courage' (4)
Sandpaper surface Commuter 22 Feb 2025
Courage Commuter 15 Feb 2025
"True ___"; movie for Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon
True ___, 1969 western starring John Wayne (4)
Indomitable endurance (4)
Fortitude Wall Street Journal 04 Feb 2025
Sandy stuff Newsday 26 Jan 2025
Coming from the Greek, it means "courage" (4)
Determination Universal 24 Jan 2025
Courage; stone particles (4)
Sandpaper feature Commuter 13 Jan 2025
Give it to the king and show you have spirit
Determination to see power slipping from grasp with time
Courage needed on the roads in winter (4)
Brief toughness Family Time 23 Dec 2024
___ and Grind (slogan for a hardworking, non-flashy era of the Memphis Grizzlies)
Courage needed when the roads are covered in ice (4)
2010's "True ___" TV 15 Dec 2024
Firmness of character, spirit The Sun Mini 14 Dec 2024
Determination USA Today 09 Dec 2024
Determination to make it after King George (4)
Indomitability (colloq) (4)
A king has it - firmness of character, that is! (4)
Rough particles of sand (4) Mirror Classic 21 Nov 2024
Prepare to experience pain: - your teeth
Persistence beginning to rankle in annoying character
Determination, resolve The Times Concise 12 Nov 2024
Firmness of character, pluck (4)
Bird food, shell ...
Abrasive fine particles (4)
True ___, John Wayne film (4) Puzzler 30 Oct 2024
Nerve needed on icy roads (4)
Bottle, gravel (4)
1969 John Wayne movie, True ___- (4)
Material with which roads may be treated in icy conditions (4)
Steely determination New York Times 15 Oct 2024
To clamp the teeth together may take courage (4)
Perseverance Commuter 11 Oct 2024
From Greek, it means "mettle" (4)
Clench, like teeth USA Today 04 Oct 2024
Shows I haven't washed the lettuce? The nerve! (4)
Courage Universal 30 Sep 2024
Courage and resolve (4) Commuter 30 Sep 2024
Integrity requires some determination (4)
Courage needed, being small and stony (4)
Spirit ___ King George has it (4)
Minerals mixed with bird seed, maybe
Courage will reduce the risk of accidents on icy roads (4)
Sandy dirt
Determination Mirror Tea Time 13 Sep 2024
Indomitable courage, toughness, etc. (4)
Tiny stones (4)
Pluckiness Puzzler Backwords 25 Aug 2024
Firmness of character may be spread over the road (4)
"True ___," 1969 film based on Charles Portis' eponymous novel that was remade in 2010
Sandpaper coating Newsday 13 Aug 2024
Particles of stone, sand etc The Times Concise 23 Jul 2024
Perseverance Commuter 18 Jul 2024
(True) strength of character (4) The Guardian Quick 16 Jul 2024
Sandpaper surface Commuter 04 Jul 2024
Determination New York Times 03 Jul 2024
Personality trait that many Olympians display
True -, western film (4)
Crushed stone (4) Puzzler 29 Jun 2024
Clench (teeth)
Sheer determination
Digestion aid in some birdseed mixes
'True --', film for which John Wayne was awarded Best Actor Oscar (4)
Indomitable courage? King George has it (4)
Ability to persevere despite difficulties
Gnash together, as your teeth
Stuff on the surface of sandpaper USA Today 09 Jun 2024
Determination The Telegraph Quick 08 Jun 2024
True ___, western (4)
Courage Mirror Tea Time 04 Jun 2024
Gravel The Sun Two Speed 02 Jun 2024
Determination needed on icy roads? The Sun Two Speed 02 Jun 2024
Small, sharp-stone gravel used to improve drainage in pots (4)
"True _" (John Wayne Oscar winner, 1969) (4)
Strength of character shown by Greek over appeal (4)
From Greek, it means "courage" (4)
Small stones in bottle? The Times Quick Cryptic 09 May 2024
Former king has it, courage (4) Puzzler Cryptic 04 May 2024
Determination LA Times Daily 28 Apr 2024
Determination: it can improve drainage in a scree garden! (4)
Stone particles (4)
Courage shown by fool throttling king (4)
"True ____" (film)
"True ___"; Jeff Bridges/Matt Damon film
Clench you teeth
Fearless determination
Great Scottish firmness of character (4)
True ___ (1969 western remade in 2010)
Strength of character of a Scottish ewe in lamb (4)
Coarse sand particles (4)
Gravel The Sun Two Speed 03 Apr 2024
Guzzler emptied vermouth bottle The Sun Two Speed 03 Apr 2024
Rough particle of sand Mirror Classic 03 Apr 2024
It takes courage to grind one's teeth (4)
It's strength of character the Scots are great at (4)
True ___ (2010 Coen Brothers film)
Courage needed for the rough stuff (4)
Courage; stony powder (4)
John Wayne finally won an Oscar in True ...
Courage and persistence Universal 02 Mar 2024
Backbone The Telegraph Quick 28 Feb 2024
"True ___" (Western classic) Family Time 26 Feb 2024
Determination shown by leaders of Greeks rebelling in Turkey (4)
1969 John Wayne film
Quality of sandpaper
Fine gravel
Courage ___ King George had it (4)
Hard sand
Particles of stone (4)
Former king has it, courage (4) Puzzler Cryptic 04 Feb 2024
Moxie LA Times Daily 30 Jan 2024
A word for sabulous or stony gravel; the grain or texture of rock; a measure of the coarseness of sandpaper; or, one's courage or strength of mind (4)
Bravery shown among fighting rituals (4)
Gravel Mirror Classic 16 Jan 2024
John Wayne film True -
Greek having sex appeal and courage (4)
Fortitude Thomas Joseph 02 Jan 2024
Mettle; determination Commuter 30 Dec 2023
Courageous quality Newsday 28 Dec 2023
You’ll find that in bunker golf gets played more slowly
Annoying ritual conceals determination (4)
Road de-icer The Guardian Quick 16 Dec 2023
Road de-icer (4)
Strength of character USA Today 15 Dec 2023
Toughness in lamb (4)
Sandpaper surface LA Times Daily 03 Dec 2023
Small hard particles of sand, earth, stone etc (4)
Strength of character?
Courage that may be needed on icy roads The Times Quick Cryptic 24 Nov 2023
Determination The Telegraph Quick 18 Nov 2023
Sand Eugene Sheffer 07 Nov 2023
John Wayne's "True ___"
Gravel The Sun Two Speed 04 Nov 2023
Courage that helps on icy roads? The Sun Two Speed 04 Nov 2023
Determination? Old King has it The Times Quick Cryptic 01 Nov 2023
Sandpaper coating Newsday 02 Oct 2023
True __, Coen brothers' film from 2010 The Guardian Weekend 05 Aug 2023
"True __": Western remake starring Hailee Steinfeld LA Times Daily 18 Jul 2023
Sandpaper coating Newsday 11 Jul 2023
Sandpaper coarseness measure LA Times Daily 28 Jun 2023
Moxie USA Today 07 Jun 2023
Fortitude Thomas Joseph 19 Apr 2023
Sandpaper feature Family Time 02 Apr 2023
Fortitude LA Times Daily 05 Mar 2023
Hard particle The Telegraph Quick 10 Feb 2023
Stubborn determination LA Times Daily 06 Feb 2023
"True ___," 1969 film starring John Wayne
Mental toughness Universal 27 Jan 2023
Pluck Newsday 07 Jan 2023
Spirit The Telegraph Quick 24 Dec 2022
Strength of character New York Times 27 Nov 2022
Sandpaper coating Newsday 23 Nov 2022
Sandpaper surface Newsday 21 Nov 2022
Resolve Wall Street Journal 19 Nov 2022
Indomitable courage a feature of Educating Rita
See 6 The Guardian Cryptic 05 Aug 2022
Concept related to perseverance Universal 30 May 2022
Determination LA Times Daily 29 May 2022
Determination The Times Concise 22 May 2022
Moxie The Washington Post Sunday 24 Apr 2022
Pluck LA Times Daily 27 Mar 2022
Pluck The Washington Post 27 Mar 2022
Sandpaper coating Newsday 20 Feb 2022
Plucky resolve Wall Street Journal 07 Feb 2022
"True ___," 2010 film starring Jeff Bridges
Small stone particles The Times Concise 31 Dec 2021
Stick-to-it-iveness LA Times Daily 27 Dec 2021
Gravel; courage The Telegraph Quick 15 Dec 2021
Toughness The Telegraph Quick 25 Nov 2021
Answer to “Often found in the bottom of bird cages”, the last clue in a Two Ronnies sketch about crossword solving The Times Specialist Sunday 24 Oct 2021
Courage that may help motorist on winter drive The Times Cryptic 13 Oct 2021
Psychological toughness Universal 03 Oct 2021
Strength of character essential to integrity
Toughness New York Times 08 Sep 2021
Sandpaper specification New York Times 27 Aug 2021
Stick-to-itiveness New York Times 16 Aug 2021
Stick-to-itiveness Wall Street Journal 05 Aug 2021
Stick-to-itiveness Universal 18 Jul 2021
Particle of sand Universal 16 Jul 2021
Courage The Telegraph Quick 15 Jul 2021
Determination New York Times 11 Jul 2021
Boldness Newsday 16 Jun 2021
Strong character trait Universal 22 May 2021
Liberal, so to speak Canadiana 17 May 2021
Indomitable spirit Wall Street Journal 04 May 2021
Indomitable spirit
Strength of character Wall Street Journal 14 Apr 2021
Small loose particles of stone Irish Times Simplex 13 Apr 2021
Stick-to-itiveness Universal 23 Mar 2021
Small stone particles The Times Concise 20 Mar 2021
Determination Wall Street Journal 23 Feb 2021
Sand particles Newsday 10 Feb 2021
Sandpaper statistic Universal 26 Jan 2021
Great service without ultimate wine and spirit Irish Times Crosaire 06 Nov 2020
Bits of sand Premier Sunday 25 Oct 2020
Teeth-related verb USA Today 15 Oct 2020
Fortitude USA Today 04 Oct 2020
Sandpaper coating Newsday 21 Sep 2020
Determination The Sun Two Speed 28 Aug 2020
Fool trapping rook shows fortitude The Sun Two Speed 28 Aug 2020
Sand Eugene Sheffer 14 Aug 2020
Good reputation involving toughness initially?
Steadfast quality Newsday 18 Jul 2020
Gravel The Sun Two Speed 26 Jun 2020
Courage shown by fool crossing river The Sun Two Speed 26 Jun 2020
Sandpaper coating USA Today 02 Jun 2020
True courage
Courage needed on icy roads? The Sun Two Speed 29 May 2020
Sandpaper surface Newsday 27 May 2020
Stick-to-itiveness New York Times 18 May 2020
Moxie The New Yorker 11 May 2020
Backbone or spine The Washington Post 03 Apr 2020
Backbone or spine LA Times Daily 03 Apr 2020
Courage that helps on icy roads? The Sun Two Speed 23 Feb 2020
Gumption LA Times Daily 20 Feb 2020
Gumption The Washington Post 20 Feb 2020
Stick-to-it-iveness
Stick-to-it-iveness New York Times 30 Oct 2019
Piece of sand Universal 23 Oct 2019
Fortitude Thomas Joseph 06 Sep 2019
Annoyance for an oyster eater New York Times 05 Sep 2019
Gumption The Washington Post Sunday 01 Sep 2019
What Brits call gravel Newsday 10 Aug 2019
Sandpaper grade Jonesin 06 Aug 2019
Determination needed on icy roads? The Sun Two Speed 03 Aug 2019
Courageous persistence Newsday 09 Jun 2019
Sandpaper coating Family Time 13 May 2019
Steadfast determination New York Times 19 Apr 2019
Moral fiber USA Today 29 Mar 2019
Courage, determination The Times Concise 22 Feb 2019
Abrasive stuff USA Today 12 Feb 2019
Moxie New York Times 09 Jan 2019
Piece of sand
Annoyance for an oyster eater
Moxie
Steadfast determination
Abrasive stuff
Daring rituals that display courage
Strong determination (part of a movie title, "True ___")
Rough stuff Newsday 07 Sep 2018
Strength of character shown in Educating Rita
Abrasive particles USA Today 24 Aug 2018
Courage that's needed on icy roads The Sun Two Speed 12 Aug 2018
___ size (sandpaper rating) USA Today 08 Aug 2018
Г%83âГ%82ÀГ%82В%9DTrue ___" Universal 10 Jul 2018
Abrasive stuff Wall Street Journal 02 Jul 2018
John Wayne's "True ___"
Courage, in a sense
Toughness The Telegraph Quick 24 May 2018
Abrasive particles Newsday 16 May 2018
Good service ultimately lacking in stamina The Telegraph Toughie 26 Apr 2018
Sandpaper substance Newsday 08 Feb 2018
John Wayne's "True ___"
Abrasive particles
Abrasive stuff
___ size (sandpaper rating)
”True ___"
Grains of rock or sand Irish Times Simplex 27 Dec 2017
Strength of will USA Today 18 Dec 2017
Abrasive material Newsday 19 Nov 2017
Pluck guitar, instrument with nothing inside
Sandy stuff Premier Sunday 22 Oct 2017
Gumption The Telegraph Quick 18 Oct 2017
Determination The Telegraph Quick 16 Oct 2017
"True ___," a western starring Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon
Determination LA Times Daily 23 Aug 2017
Determination The Washington Post 23 Aug 2017
Sandpaper stuff Universal 18 Aug 2017
Resolution Newsday 29 Jul 2017
"True ___," a film starring Matt Damon and Jeff Bridges
Guzzler emptied wine bottle
Courage that's needed to deal with winter conditions? The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Jul 2017
Substance on sandpaper Newsday 11 Jun 2017
Sand in bottle
Abrasive sand bits LA Times Daily 06 Jun 2017
Abrasive sand bits The Washington Post 06 Jun 2017
Fortitude New York Times 29 May 2017
Pluck Wall Street Journal 24 May 2017
Fortitude The Chronicle of Higher Education 14 Apr 2017
Strength of character
Granular stuff in bottle The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Mar 2017
Moral toughness New York Times 14 Feb 2017
Stick-to-it-iveness USA Today 31 Jan 2017
Moral toughness
Sandpaper stuff
Determination
Strength of will
Fortitude
Abrasive sand bits
Stick-to-it-iveness
Gravel The Telegraph Quick 09 Oct 2016
Pluck The Washington Post 05 Oct 2016
Determination, courage The Times Concise 22 Aug 2016
Moxie The Washington Post 22 Aug 2016
True determination? The Guardian Quick 22 Apr 2016
Tenacity Wall Street Journal 16 Apr 2016
Determination Thomas Joseph 17 Mar 2016
Sandpaper coarseness measure Jonesin 08 Mar 2016
Crushed stone The Sun Two Speed 17 Feb 2016
Small particles of stone involved in spring ritual The Sun Two Speed 17 Feb 2016
Resolve Wall Street Journal 15 Jan 2016
Sandy particles Universal 17 Oct 2015
Dogged determination Eugene Sheffer 13 Oct 2015
Determination Eugene Sheffer 30 Sep 2015
Strength of character seen in 'Educating Rita' The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Sep 2015
Determination Newsday 17 Sep 2015
Courageous resolve Wall Street Journal 15 Sep 2015
Sandpaper feature LA Times Daily 14 Sep 2015
Indomitability? In short English monarch has it
Fortitude Newsday 15 Aug 2015
Pluck Newsday 25 Jul 2015
Indomitability The Telegraph Quick 25 Jul 2015
Pluck shown in enduring ritual
Spunk LA Times Daily 19 May 2015
Canadian Liberal Canadiana 02 Mar 2015
"True __": Wayne film LA Times Daily 05 Jan 2015
Clench New York Times 03 Jan 2015
Sandpaper coating
Clench
Abrasive material
Determination
Courageous resolve
Fortitude
Sandy particles
Determination
Fortitude
Gumption
"True __": Wayne film
Sandpaper feature
Spunk
Strength of character in Educating Rita
Backbone
True courage
Sandpaper "sand"
Abrasive particles
Sandpaper surface
Sandpaper surface
Abrasive material
Sandpaper coating
Sandpaper spec
"True __": 2010 Best Picture nominee
Firmness of spirit
Sandstorm residue
Abrasive particles in backbone
Resolution, coarse stuff
"True ___" (John Wayne movie)
Boldness
Tough personal fiber
Bits of sand
Pluckiness
"True __": Wayne film
Fortitude
Sand in food, say
Fortitude
"True ___" (2010 remake)
Moxie
"True __": John Wayne film
Fortitude
"True __": John Wayne film
Moxie
Fortitude
Determination
Moxie
Indomitable spirit
Sand bits
Sandstorm residue
Sandpaper surface
Spunk
"True ___" (John Wayne film)
"True ___"
2010 remake "True ___"
Moxie
Pluck
Sandpaper coarseness measure
Clamp together, as teeth
Firmness of character
Sandpaper coarseness measure
"True ___" (Wayne flick)
Boldness
Courage
Sand
Pluck
Indomitable fortitude
Pluck
Sand
Stick-to-it-iveness
Gumption
Mettle
Gumption
Abrasive bits
Wayne's was "True"
Sandpaper coating
"True ___" (John Wayne movie)
Coarse particles
Mettle
Abrasive bits
Toughness
Determination
Fortitude
Resolution
Pluck
Nerve
Firmness of character
"True ___" (John Wayne film)
Gumption
Staying power
Courage
Inner fortitude
Backbone
Pluckiness
Cogburn's was "True"
Sand and such
Sandy stuff
Perseverance
Sandy particles
"True ___" (John Wayne movie)
Perseverance
Indomitable spirit
Sandpaper feature
Sandpaper coating
Moxie
"True ___"
Sand
Sandy particles
Fortitude
Can't eat just one
Stick-to-itiveness
Sandy stuff
Brave quality
Abrasive stuff
True courage
Backbone
Determination
Pluck
Toughness
True courage
Stick-to-it-iveness
Gutsiness
The Duke's "True __"
Beach sandal problem
Sand particles
Stubborn courage
Spunky quality
"True __" (Wayne film)
Gutsiness
Guts
Pluck
Fierce determination
Backbone
Indomitable spirit
Abrasive particles
"True _____" (John Wayne film)
Abrasive granules
John Wayne's "True ___"
Backbone
Fortitude
Stick-to-itiveness
"True ___:" Wayne film
Sandstone
Abrasive material
Pluck
Backbone
Coarse sand
Abrasive particles
Sandy particles
Indomitable spirit
Sandy particles
"True ___:" Wayne film
Sandpaper coating
"True __"
Stick-to-itiveness
Mettle
Pluck
Pluck
Indomitable spirit
John Wayne's "True __"
Mettle
Courage, in a sense
Pluck
True ___
"True _____" (classic oater)
"True _____" (John Wayne movie)
See 38 Down
"True ___": Wayne film
Sand inside a shoe, e.g.
Real determination
"True ___" (Wayne film)
Pluck
Spunk
Doggedness
Gumption
Stamina
Gumption
Sandy stuff
Courage; spunk
See 36 Down
Moral fiber
It bollixes up the machinery
Courage
Fearlessness
True ____
It's stuck in beach sandals
Gumption
Math subj. calls for determination
"True ___," John Wayne film
Spunk
"True ___"
Courage
Stamina
True determination
Grind, as teeth
Horatio Alger hero's virtue
The Duke's was "True"
Wayne quality
Gutsy quality
Strong spirit
Firmness
Wayne's "True ___"
Spirit
Firm character
Sandy particles.
Stamina.
Fortitude.
Bulldog courage.
Courage.
Spunk.
Pluck.
Sand.
Hard particles.
Nerve.
Nerve
Quality all Alger heroes had.
Rough stuff.
Intestinal fortitude.
Sand and stones.
Characteristic of Alger heroes.
Quality of Alger heroes.
Sandlike particles.
Particles of sand.
Unyielding courage.
Obstinate courage.
Spinach addenda.
Spinach ingredient.
Firmness of character.
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