Word "NELSON" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
Synonyms:
admiral nelson, horatio nelson, lord nelson, viscount nelson

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck

Crossword Clues for NELSON

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Horatio (6) The Guardian Quick 08 Aug 2025
Former PM Sir Geoffrey Palmer was born where? (6)
Admiral Horatio The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 20 Jul 2025
See picture clue: English singer formerly with Little Mix, Jesy ______ (6)
Victorious naval officer in hold The Times Quick Cryptic 14 Jul 2025
Naval hero lacking half to get hold (6)
Hold naval leader (6)
The Simpsons character known for his distinctive laugh (6)
Larry Hagman played this astronaut in / Dream Of Jeannie (Tony ___--)
111 runs in cricket The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 02 Jun 2025
A number of channels online acknowledged oldest city in the South Island (6)
Country singer Willie USA Today 15 May 2025
Lord _, British naval hero (6)
Naval hero The Telegraph Quick 01 May 2025
Wrestling hold The Times Concise 29 Apr 2025
Willie - - -, American singer and songwriter Mirror Tea Time 27 Apr 2025
Port that shares its name with a British naval hero (6)
Either Horatio or Ricky is Nell's son, we hear (6)
*Willie ___ or ___ Mandela
Heroic British figure, 1758-1805, whose funeral procession included 32 admirals and 10,000 soldiers (6)
Famous English admiral (6)
He had but an eye for Lady Hamilton (6)
Wrestling hold The Telegraph Quick 09 Apr 2025
2008 Olympics men's triple jump gold medallist representing Portugal (6)
Naval hero in the hold! The Times Quick Cryptic 05 Apr 2025
Lancashire town in which antiques expert Eric Knowles was born (6)
Which admiral fell in love with Emma Hamilton? (6)
Wrestler's "half" hold
Wrestling move which can be quarter, half, or full (6)
Larry Hagman played this I Dream Of Jeannie astronaut (Tony ______)
Rockefeller or Eddy
Former VPOTUS ___ Rockefeller (6)
Channel so nearly consumes seafaring lord The Sun Two Speed 15 Feb 2025
British naval hero The Sun Two Speed 15 Feb 2025
An admiral of singular vision (6)
British admiral remembered at 1.11 (6)
English naval hero of the Napoleonic wars (6)
One is often employed at 12-Down
Surname of Wes, the former Love Island contestant who was runner-up on Dancing On Ice in 2019 (6)
___ Rockefeller (former VPOTUS) (6)
Tunnels once sheltered famous commander
Admiral at Trafalgar The Sun Two Speed 15 Jan 2025
UK's highest military man? The Sun Two Speed 15 Jan 2025
Willie, singer/ songwriter whose works include Funny How Time Slips Away (6)
Three-time Formula One champion, ... Piquet (6)
London columnist (6)
The naval hero is in the hold
Former South African president, ... Mandela
Admiral heads north to find the Spanish boy (6)
Surname of the musician Prince (6)
Revered first name in South Africa
English hero associated with Emma Hamilton (6)
Feature of wrestling in NW town The Times Quick Cryptic 07 Dec 2024
Hold an admiral Mirror Cryptic 06 Dec 2024
British naval hero Mirror Quick 06 Dec 2024
____ Rockefeller, US vice president under Gerald Ford from 1974 to 1977
Author Algren
.. . Mandela (former SA president) (6)
Hold heroic sailor, 21? The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Nov 2024
___- Mandela was president of South Africa (6)
Infamous Baby Face
Singer Willie ____
___ Rockefeller, 1970s US vice-president (6)
____ Muntz, lead school bully in The Simpsons (6)
Naval hero has grip on opponent (6)
Hold in ring, left in flipping hooter, a little numb The Times Mephisto 03 Nov 2024
Nobel Peace Prize winner Mandela USA Today 03 Nov 2024
He's a one-eyed columnist in in London (6)
Willie - - -, American singer and songwriter Mirror Tea Time 28 Oct 2024
* Light-bathed lands? (6)
Byron, 1939 U.S. Open Golf champion (6)
The admiral has a hold on me
No! Len's got some sort of hold on us!
Azumah ...... , 1984-88 WBC Featherweight champion (6)
Channel's only occupant is a naval hero
South Island city on the shores of Tasman Bay (6)
Former president of South Africa, _ Mandela (6)
Wrestling hold and score of 111 in cricket (6)
British naval hero The Telegraph Quick 14 Sep 2024
Lord -, naval hero honoured with a column in Trafalgar Square (6)
Hold Lady Hamilton's lover (6)
Muppeteer Jerry LA Times Daily 10 Jul 2024
Mandela is a naval hero
Hold the admiral (6)
Jesy _, a member of Little Mix (6)
Hold it! Looks one-eyed to me!
"Full" or "half" wrestling move Newsday 28 Jun 2024
Naval hero, d. 21 October 1805 (6)
____ Piquet, racing driver The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 26 Jun 2024
In return some casino's leniency shows restraint The Times Mephisto 23 Jun 2024
Horatio _, naval hero (6)
Admiral found in the hold (6)
Old sailor half involved in wrestling? (6)
Scent navy being upset about end of admiral - this one?
Famous seaman shows a hold one can't escape from (6)
Hero who, partly disarmed, possessed unique vision
Hero perhaps half involved in wrestling
With 96 Downm Naughty Marietta star (1935)
Willie - - -, American singer and songwriter Mirror Tea Time 02 Jun 2024
Sea Lord, commander at Trafalgar (6)
South African hero, ... Mandela
City on New Zealand's South Island at the head of Tasman Bay (6)
Activist Mandela who was portrayed by Morgan Freeman in "Invictus"
Former president of South African, _ Mandela (6)
___ Muntz, bully in The Simpsons (6)
Wrestling hold Commuter 20 Apr 2024
Country singer/songwriter who wrote the 1961 Patsy Cline hit Crazy, Willie ...
Jesy _, singer who left Little Mix in 2020 (6)
Victorious flag officer in hold The Sun Two Speed 31 Mar 2024
Admiral at Trafalgar The Sun Two Speed 31 Mar 2024
French refusal to accept golfer as admiral (6)
Horatio's hold (6)
Either of two wrestling holds (6)
Lionheart soon replaced as British hero (7,6)
Seaman in a hold
Admiral in wrestling hold (6)
Hold a celebrated admiral
Jesy _, former Little Mix singer
Horatio The Telegraph Quick 07 Jan 2024
Channel so nearly consumes naval hero (6)
English admiral The Guardian Quick 27 Dec 2023
Singer Willie ___ turned 90 (6)
British naval hero The Times Concise 21 Dec 2023
Willie or Ricky
Activist Mandela
Trafalgar hero Mirror Tea Time 29 Nov 2023
Hold naval hero (6)
Half or full wrestling hold Family Time 20 Nov 2023
Civil rights icon Mandela New York Times 15 Oct 2023
"The Simpsons" bully with a distinctive laugh Universal 28 Sep 2023
Leader who died in ship's hold The Telegraph Cryptic 11 Jul 2023
Hold new Lemsip at first to stop runny nose The Guardian Cryptic 02 Jun 2023
__ Muntz, Simpson's character known for his trademark 'ha-ha' The Guardian Weekend 07 Jan 2023
Singer Willie Premier Sunday 11 Dec 2022
___ Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize winner
Wrestling hold Eugene Sheffer 10 Dec 2022
Nemesis of Bart and Milhouse Wall Street Journal 30 Nov 2022
Hold old English hero The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Nov 2022
Wrestling maneuver New York Times 03 Nov 2022
Hold Lancashire town The Times Cryptic 18 Oct 2022
Famous disabled London columnist?
Humanitarian Mandela Universal 24 Jul 2022
Country singer Willie LA Times Daily 28 Jun 2022
He didn't lose at sea in the centre of channels Irish Times Crosaire 18 May 2022
__ Muntz, character in The Simpsons The Guardian Weekend 14 May 2022
Gaylord ___, American environmentalist who was the founder of Earth Day
Trafalgar Square honoree Newsday 17 Feb 2022
One's admiral slain finally at sea The Guardian Cryptic 27 Jan 2022
One's admiral slain finally at sea
"Half ___," 2006 film starring Ryan Gosling as a history teacher
Our highest military man with grip on opponent?
Former sailor found in hold? The Telegraph Toughie 16 Dec 2021
Wrestling hold The Telegraph Quick 15 Dec 2021
___ Mandela, South African anti-apartheid leader who received a Nobel Peace Prize
Half ___ (wrestling hold) New York Times 07 Dec 2021
British admiral The Times Concise 06 Dec 2021
Hold in a match LA Times Daily 13 Nov 2021
Naval officer once in the hold for fighting The Telegraph Toughie 21 Sep 2021
Trafalgar Square statue Newsday 19 Sep 2021
Singer Willie New York Times 08 Aug 2021
Hold turnover of some casinos' lenders
Admiral or magazine editor getting hold on 111
Horatio ..., British admiral Irish Times Simplex 25 Jan 2021
See 25
Admiral at Mass by Haydn in NZ city
Hold a famous sailor
England's highest military man?
Famous admiral The Times Concise 12 Oct 2020
Admiral mortally wounded at Trafalgar Irish Times Simplex 02 Oct 2020
Nobel Peace Prize winner Mandela USA Today 17 Sep 2020
___ Piquet Jr., Brazilian racing driver who won the Sargento 200 of the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2012
Naval commander embraced by colonels only The Telegraph Cryptic 12 Jul 2020
British admiral The Times Concise 03 Jun 2020
Lee ___, a fictional character created by comedian Simon Brodkin who has pranked the likes of Theresa May and Kanye West
Admiral at Trafalgar The Sun Two Speed 25 Apr 2020
Channel so nearly consumes seafaring lord The Sun Two Speed 25 Apr 2020
Wrestler’s hold Wall Street Journal 09 Mar 2020
Hold light to cover lines on both sides
Finally, when telephone call is on hold
Trafalgar Square honoree Newsday 01 Dec 2019
South Africa’s Mandela Wall Street Journal 11 Nov 2019
Famously victorious vice-admiral Newsday 05 Oct 2019
Hold in a ring Newsday 14 Sep 2019
British naval hero The Sun Two Speed 23 Jul 2019
Unfortunately Len's no hero The Sun Two Speed 23 Jul 2019
Wrestling hold: New Zealand town The Guardian Speedy 30 Jun 2019
British naval hero The Telegraph Quick 13 Jun 2019
Channel so nearly consumes renowned seaman The Sun Two Speed 31 May 2019
Grapnels only partially hold
Mandela of the ANC USA Today 07 Mar 2019
'Full' or 'half' hold USA Today 07 Feb 2019
Hold naval commander
"Full" or "half" hold
Mandela of the ANC
English admiral The Times Concise 05 Nov 2018
Hold one in high position in Westminster
Victorious naval officer in hold The Sun Two Speed 30 Sep 2018
Naval hero The Sun Two Speed 30 Sep 2018
Willie ___, pioneer of outlaw country music with the hit "On The Road Again"
Hold edges of lens in possible source of light? The Telegraph Toughie 21 Aug 2018
'Georgia on My Mind' singer Willie The Washington Post Sunday 29 Jul 2018
Apt name for a wrestler The Washington Post Sunday 15 Jul 2018
Wrestling hold name Universal 17 May 2018
___ Mandela, revolutionary who served as the former President of South Africa
Turns up nose over Lima, first novel by English hero Irish Times Crosaire 17 Mar 2018
Hold with Deneuve's refusal to embrace South African golfer
Naval commander in eastern part of Channel's aboard The Telegraph Cryptic 14 Jan 2018
Wrestling hold name
Naval hero's grip on opponent
Victorious flag officer in the hold
"Half ___" (Gosling film) Universal 03 Nov 2017
Nobelist Mandela Universal 24 Sep 2017
You'll find this admiral in the hold The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Sep 2017
Willie of country The Washington Post 28 Aug 2017
Willie of country LA Times Daily 28 Aug 2017
Admiral in the hold
Admiral in the hold for fighting?
National hero once old scorn's regularly dismissed The Telegraph Toughie 10 May 2017
Wrestling hold The Washington Post 06 May 2017
Wrestling hold LA Times Daily 06 May 2017
Turns up nose over large novel started by English hero Irish Times Crosaire 10 Feb 2017
Horatio ..., English admiral Irish Times Simplex 08 Feb 2017
Admiral No. 111?
"Half ___" (Gosling film)
Nobelist Mandela
Willie of country
He sang "On the Road Again" Universal 29 Dec 2016
Admiral killed at the Battle of Trafalgar New York Times 08 Dec 2016
Maritime chief that's seen in hold The Telegraph Toughie 30 Nov 2016
Trafalgar Square honoree Wall Street Journal 02 Nov 2016
Roger ____ (famed Eskimo lineman) Canadiana 17 Oct 2016
. New at pole dancing, lose hold
'Always On My Mind' crooner The Washington Post 01 Sep 2016
Columnist channels online content The Telegraph Toughie 03 Aug 2016
Admiral Byron, for example
Naval hero injured more than once in hold when fighting The Telegraph Cryptic 29 May 2016
Hold Lowry maybe in particular light The Telegraph Toughie 25 May 2016
Admiral‘s strong grasp
Admiral's strong grasp The Guardian Cryptic 03 May 2016
Hold with both arms, say New York Times 09 Apr 2016
Wrestling hold Thomas Joseph 15 Mar 2016
A Rockefeller Universal 14 Feb 2016
Pre-pinning hold The Chronicle of Higher Education 12 Feb 2016
One dying in his ship's hold The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Jan 2016
Admiral killed at the Battle of Trafalgar
A Rockefeller
Pre-pinning hold
He sang "On the Road Again"
"Full" or "half" wrestling hold Universal 14 Nov 2015
Naval hero The Telegraph Quick 04 Nov 2015
Admiral‘s sole upset is in the news
Mr. Mandela USA Today 19 Oct 2015
Hold and name the Spanish boy The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Sep 2015
Sailor from Tyneside's little boy
One of the Rockefellers Universal 26 Aug 2015
Foreigner's refusal to accept golfer as national hero The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Jul 2015
Bully in Bart's class Wall Street Journal 19 Jun 2015
Bully on 'The Simpsons' New York Times 08 Mar 2015
Admiral in hold
Victorious flag officer in the hold The Times Cryptic 02 Jan 2015
Bully on "The Simpsons"
Mr. Mandela
One of the Rockefellers
Bully in Bart's class
Country icon Willie
"Full" or "half" wrestling hold
Hold on a mat
See 1-Across
Thriller writer DeMille
Willie or Craig T.
Trafalgar Square honoree
Hold golfer instead of first 9 of 12
Gas enveloping disembowelled limbless admiral
"Full" or "half" wrestling hold
Wrestling hold
Willie of country music
Ozzie or Harriet
Hold on a mat
Battle of Trafalgar commander
Nobel laureate Mandela
Mandela or Rockefeller
Trafalgar victor
Texas slugger Cruz
Former vice president Rockefeller
Author DeMille
Author DeMille
Texas slugger Cruz
"After the Rain" band
"Always on My Mind" singer
Gov. Rockefeller
Wrestling hold
"Always on My Mind" singer
Vice-Admiral at the Battle of Copenhagen
Musical Riddle
Hold on a mat
Full or half wrestling hold
Singer Willie
Willie of country music
Hold on the mat
Hero of Trafalgar
His statue graces Trafalgar Square
One of the Rockefellers
"The Simpsons" bully
South Africa's Mandela
Mandela of South Africa
Victor at Trafalgar
Nobel Peace Prize winner Mandela
Kind of hold
Wrestling hold
Type of hold
Wrestling hold
Napoleonic Wars figure
Hold in the gym
Ozzie and/or Harriet
Ozzie or Harriet
Half or full
Victor at Trafalgar, 1805
Surname of U.S. senators from Florida and Nebraska
Ozzie or Harriet
Wrestling hold
Two-time winner of the Masters
'50s-'60s sitcom family name
Wrestling hold
Wrestling hold
'50s-'60s sitcom family name
"Full" or "half" wrestling hold
A Rockefeller
Links great Byron
Wrestling hold
South Africa's Mandela
Willie of country
Trafalgar hero
Dillinger gang member
Ozzie or Ricky
Mandela or Rockefeller
South Africa's Mandela
Trafalgar admiral
Wrestling hold
Ozzie or Harriet
Trafalgar Square honoree
Ozzie or Willie
Wrestler's hold
Trafalgar Square honoree
Early sitcom family name
Singer Eddy
Early sitcom family name
South Africa's Mandela
Trafalgar Square honoree
Vice President Rockefeller
"On the Road Again" singer
Byron of golf
Ozzie or Harriet
"On the Road Again" singer
Trafalgar Square honoree
Trafalgar victor
Move by 16 Across
Golfing great Byron
"On the Road Again" singer
Head squeeze
Sen. Gaylord ___, who originated Earth Day
Famous name in 50's TV
Ozzie or Willie
Eddy or Riddle
Subject of a Trafalgar Square column
"Always On My Mind" singer
Hero of Trafalgar
Byron or Horatio
Hold for Ozzie?
Trafalgar Square figure
Trafalgar Square statue
Willie or Rick
Wrestling hold
Charles ___ Reilly
Gerald's V.P.
Senator from Wis.
Half or Ozzie
Golfer Byron
Lady Hamilton's friend
British naval hero.
Half ___.
Wrestling hold.
First name in politics.
Gubernatorial name.
One of the Rockefellers.
Lady Hamilton's lover.
Hold under the armpit
Omar ___ Bradley.
Famous British admiral.
Naval hero.
Head of WPB.
Former WPB chairman.
First name in New York.
Gubernatorial first name.
Admiral Horatio.
Subject of monument in Trafalgar Square.
Gen. Bradley's middle name.
Byron of golf.
Canadian river.
Former W. P. B. head.
Trafalgar admiral.
One-armed British admiral.
A biography by Robert Southey.
Golfer voted top male athlete, 1945.
Byron ___, ranking U. S. athlete.
Recent visitor to China.
Great English admiral (1758–1805).
Head of a war agency.
Production boss.
Head of war production.
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