Word "PROVERB" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Synonyms:
adage, byword, saw

Crossword Clues for PROVERB

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Saying dog's name that's in lead (7) Puzzler Cryptic 28 Jul 2025
Saw deliveries bowled with spin (7) The Guardian Cryptic 16 Jul 2025
Saying (7) Puzzler 12 Jul 2025
Saw pair finished book
Saying The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 23 Jun 2025
A short, well-known saying, stating a general fact or piece of advice (7)
Horsewhip rover belatedly for showing off maxim (7)
Saying which expresses a traditional truth (7)
Every cloud has a silver lining, say (7) The Guardian Quick 03 Jun 2025
Saying pirate goes into empty pub The Sun Two Speed 01 Jun 2025
Maxim The Sun Two Speed 01 Jun 2025
Adage(7)
Short pithy saying (7) Mirror Classic 09 May 2025
Saying name of dog perhaps held by lead (7) Puzzler Cryptic 09 May 2025
Adage (7) Puzzler 18 Apr 2025
Traveller features in heartless pub adage (7)
Saying wanderer is encased in lead (7) Puzzler Cryptic 29 Mar 2025
Dog secured by lead - better late than never?
Adage The Telegraph Quick 28 Mar 2025
Saw show with leading characters from Royal Ballet (7)
One of a number of biblical sayings (7)
Saw bishop parking car previously The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Mar 2025
Saying in favour of any action (7)
Words of wisdom from person wandering into lead The Times Quick Cryptic 26 Feb 2025
The saying of a wanderer in a pub when you are out of it (7)
Saw someone wandering around in lead The Times Quick Cryptic 12 Feb 2025
Saw dog biting lead (7)
Motto of old pirate (British) south of Portugal The Telegraph Cryptic 08 Jan 2025
Saw (7) The Guardian Quick 01 Jan 2025
Saw dog restrained by short lead (7)
Familiar saying from the Book that follows Psalms (7)
Demonstrate brother coming back for saw
Wise saying has Public Relations over budget initially (7)
Saying which expresses a moral (7)
Dog restricted by lead, it's said wisely? (7) Puzzler Cryptic 02 Nov 2024
A singular Bible section maxim (7)
Saying (7) The Guardian Quick 29 Oct 2024
Saying is in favour of part of speech (7)
What is a short pithy saying expressing a supposed truth or moral lesson? (7)
Saying from pair concerning start of betrothal (7)
Saying name 01 dog perhaps held by lead (7)
Saying it has a moral lesson for senior scout in non-u pub (7)
Saying name of dog held by lead (7)
Short pithy saying in general use (7) Puzzler 06 Sep 2024
Saw abridged book of the Bible (7)
Second demonstrator's moral lesson
Saw professional removing dire rubbish from riverbed (7)
Rover goes between leaders of Portugal and Britain with an old wise saying (7)
Dog restricted by lead, it's said wisely? (7) Puzzler Cryptic 24 Aug 2024
Saying, adage The Telegraph Quick 21 Aug 2024
Maxim's in favour of part of speech (7)
Spin around book and say 'don't judge it by its cover'
Saw dog's name inside lead
Verbal nugget for Ben Franklin or King Solomon (7)
Aphorism, adage (7)
Saying in favour of action word (7)
Wise or pithy saying (7)
Like someone once bitten, twice shy
Saw a dog in lead in a symbolic way (7)
Wise old saying (7) Puzzler 03 May 2024
Common saying The Times Concise 20 Apr 2024
Saying it will turn out to be rubidium (7)
Saying that car is covered with lead (7)
"Saw" for "see" say The Times Cryptic 21 Mar 2024
Old saying giving good advice (7)
Adage, wise saying
Better late than never, say (7)
Saying name of dog in lead (7)
Saying "Lead" captivates a dog, perhaps
One who demonstrates British saying The Times Quick Cryptic 02 Mar 2024
Saw ranger strangled by lead (7)
Quiet wanderer initially believing saying (7)
Saying when pet dog wears lead (7)
Saying rambler is in lead The Times Quick Cryptic 15 Feb 2024
Saying may turn out to be right with bighead (7)
Saw dog restricted by lead
Saw dog restricted by lead (7)
Saw traveller entering pubs regularly The Times Quick Cryptic 19 Dec 2023
Wise saying The Sun Two Speed 17 Dec 2023
Maxim's dog in empty pub The Sun Two Speed 17 Dec 2023
Saying The Telegraph Quick 30 Oct 2023
Memorable saying for part of speech The Times Cryptic 20 Sep 2023
Words of wisdom LA Times Daily 24 Aug 2023
Saw dog being choked by lead The Telegraph Toughie 11 Aug 2023
Adage The Times Concise 25 May 2023
Saying The Telegraph Quick 06 May 2023
Biblical saying LA Times Daily 29 Mar 2023
Oft-repeated saying The Guardian Quick 25 Feb 2023
Saw bishop parking car in front The Guardian Cryptic 26 Jan 2023
Condensed and memorable saying The Guardian Quick 28 Jul 2022
Familiar saying The Times Concise 27 Jul 2022
Demonstrate upturn in British rule with wise words
Familiar saying The Times Concise 28 Jun 2022
Saw car going into lead
Pithy saying in abridged OT book The Telegraph Cryptic 02 May 2022
Adage The Guardian Quick 28 Apr 2022
Saw dog wearing lead The Guardian Cryptic 01 Apr 2022
Saw dog wearing lead
Saw senior scout formerly in lead The Times Cryptic 23 Mar 2022
Saw wanderer in empty pub The Times Cryptic 18 Jan 2022
Saw wanderer is in lead
Saw car encased in lead The Telegraph Toughie 22 Jun 2021
Saw show, rhythm and blues initially? The Telegraph Cryptic 09 May 2021
Saw show on Rhythm & Blues
Saw dog commonly held by lead The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Feb 2021
Maxim The Sun Two Speed 22 Dec 2020
Saw person wandering in empty pub The Sun Two Speed 22 Dec 2020
Wise words show real brains, primarily
Saw hype about book The Telegraph Toughie 02 Dec 2020
Saw person wandering in empty pub
Saw Blackburn player perhaps going into lead The Telegraph Toughie 08 Oct 2020
Saw dog wearing lead The Sun Two Speed 27 Sep 2020
Wise saying The Sun Two Speed 27 Sep 2020
Saying pirate goes into empty pub The Sun Two Speed 17 Aug 2020
Saying, adage The Times Concise 01 Aug 2020
Saw spin deliveries start to backfire
Maxim putting lead around dog The Sun Two Speed 27 Apr 2020
'Saw' for 'see' perhaps
“There is no ____ which is not true” (Miguel de Cervantes) The Times Specialist Sunday 05 Jan 2020
Saw media manipulation across Britain
  Words of wisdom from one who tests Britain
Saw press release concerning bishop The Telegraph Toughie 27 Sep 2019
Put to the test by writing to a follower for words of wisdom Irish Times Crosaire 07 Sep 2019
Ace part of speech produces memorable phrase
Demonstrate right book shows a bit of wisdom
Saying The Guardian Speedy 26 May 2019
Saw rambler in empty pub
. Publicity's done with a little banner displaying catchphrase
Maxim's dog in empty pub The Sun Two Speed 27 Jan 2019
Saw tramp in empty pub
Saw dog restrained by lead
"The wisdom of many and the wit of one": Russell LA Times Daily 02 Dec 2018
'The wisdom of many and the wit of one': Russell The Washington Post 02 Dec 2018
Put lead around dog? Let sleeping dogs lie, perhaps
Saying; adage The Telegraph Quick 07 Nov 2018
Saying in favour of part of speech
Generally true saying The Times Concise 25 Oct 2018
Saying one supports part of speech suggesting action
Saying The Telegraph Quick 16 Sep 2018
Wise saying The Telegraph Quick 08 Sep 2018
. Saw traveller in empty pub (7 )
. Saw ranger in lead
Adage The Telegraph Quick 09 May 2018
Saying first of prayers, itinerant heading for basilica The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Apr 2018
Saw perhaps affirmative action
Saying pirate goes inside empty pub The Sun Two Speed 21 Apr 2018
Saw book by good mathematician?
Saw dog in empty pub
"The wisdom of many and the wit of one": Russell
Words of wisdom LA Times Daily 18 Nov 2017
Words of wisdom The Washington Post 18 Nov 2017
Saying or adage The Telegraph Quick 22 Oct 2017
Saw dog in pub — not acceptable
Saw globetrotter in lead
Traditional saying The Times Concise 24 Aug 2017
Saw rambler in empty bar
Following test, rub empty saw
Saw somebody wandering in empty pub
Saw run completed, breaking personal best
Words of wisdom
Saw lift's empty after show
Saw voting system finished British The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Nov 2016
Short saying expressing a supposed truth The Times Concise 19 Aug 2016
Saw traveller in lead
Saw pair getting six balls bowled
Saw dog restrained by lead The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Jul 2016
Saw traveller in lead
Saying wanderer is encased in lead The Sun Two Speed 17 Feb 2016
Adage The Sun Two Speed 17 Feb 2016
Saw one who verifies book The Telegraph Toughie 13 Nov 2015
One verifying the origin of bizarre maxim
"Waste not, want not" is one Family Time 01 Nov 2015
Saw pirate in lead
Saw the lead pirate getting caught
Saw vacant hostelry welcoming drifter The Telegraph Toughie 14 Apr 2015
Saw car in lead The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Feb 2015
Saw spin deliveries bowled
Adage showing preference for a word of action The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Jan 2015
Saw British returning after Test
Let sleeping dogs lie, say, when one's restrained by lead
Saw dog severing lead
Wise words
"Ignorance is bliss," e.g.
"Ignorance is bliss," e.g.
Saw
Saw
See 16-Across
Words from the wise
Certain Bartlett's listing
Saw
Saying
Words from the wise
See 11 Down
Poor Richard's Almanack item
Adage
Saw
Pithy saying
Saw
"Waste not, want not," e.g.
Slow and steady wins the race, for one
Nugget for Franklin
See 27-Across
Pithy saying
Saw wanderer in empty pub
Condensed but memorable saying
Benjamin Franklin handiwork
Adage
Words to the wise
Aphorism
Byword
Pithy truth.
Saw.
Guide to wisdom.
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