Word "SIEGE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Synonyms:
beleaguering, besieging, military blockade

Crossword Clues for SIEGE

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See GI shot in prolonged attack (5) The Sun Two Speed 26 Aug 2025
Military assault Commuter 02 Aug 2025
Prolonged attack Commuter 31 Jul 2025
Military encirclement The Sun Two Speed 29 Jul 2025
See GI wounded in blockade The Sun Two Speed 29 Jul 2025
Prolonged military attack Newsday 21 Jul 2025
Long struggle The Telegraph Mini 18 Jul 2025
Various agencies can ignore military blockade (5)
Blockade The Sun Two Speed 03 Jul 2025
See GI shot in wartime event The Sun Two Speed 03 Jul 2025
Drawn-out attack USA Today 29 Jun 2025
City investment? (5)
Military encirclement The Sun Two Speed 19 Jun 2025
See GI dismantled blockade The Sun Two Speed 19 Jun 2025
Military blockade Wall Street Journal 28 May 2025
Surrounding of a town (5) Puzzler 16 May 2025
Blockade endured by Trojans, e.g. The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 10 Apr 2025
Beleaguerment(5)
Prolonged attack USA Today 07 Mar 2025
Sustained military offensive
Prolonged battle Newsday 10 Feb 2025
Extended battle Newsday 05 Feb 2025
Prolonged offensive The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 29 Jan 2025
Assault The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 20 Jan 2025
Lay ____ to, beset The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Jan 2025
Beleaguering of a town (5)
Military action to surround a fortification (5)
Prolonged attack Thomas Joseph 04 Jan 2025
See GI mobilisation as a blockade (5)
Military blockade The Times Concise 02 Jan 2025
Persistent attack The Telegraph Mini 01 Jan 2025
Prolonged endeavour to overcome resistance
Prolonged battle Newsday 18 Dec 2024
Prolonged attack Wall Street Journal 16 Dec 2024
Campaign with a trebuchet, maybe
Collective noun for a company of herons (5)
Prolonged blockade Wall Street Journal 11 Dec 2024
Prolonged attack USA Today 10 Dec 2024
Sustained attack Universal 09 Dec 2024
Investment is returned for example with euros The Sun Two Speed 28 Nov 2024
Blockade The Sun Two Speed 28 Nov 2024
Assault a number of herons (5)
1992 action film starring Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey (5,5)
See 9 Down Mirror Quiz 23 Nov 2024
Military blockade Mirror Tea Time 16 Nov 2024
Blockade The Telegraph Mini 12 Nov 2024
Military operation where enemy surround town or building (5)
Attack on citadel
Military encirclement The Sun Two Speed 16 Oct 2024
Blockade say if enemy gets energetic at outset The Sun Two Speed 16 Oct 2024
Aggresive chess move
Relentless military attack
Surrounding and cutting off of supplies (5)
Blockade The Sun Two Speed 02 Oct 2024
See GI shot in prolonged attack The Sun Two Speed 02 Oct 2024
"Iliad" event Wall Street Journal 28 Sep 2024
Military surrounding of a place (5)
Tactic used in "Game of Thrones"
Military encirclement The Sun Two Speed 04 Sep 2024
One for example in southeast blockade The Sun Two Speed 04 Sep 2024
Assault company of herons (5)
Prolonged attack Eugene Sheffer 23 Aug 2024
See GI wounded in blockade The Sun Two Speed 21 Aug 2024
Military encirclement The Sun Two Speed 21 Aug 2024
See GI wounded in prolonged attack The Sun Two Speed 05 Aug 2024
Blockade The Sun Two Speed 05 Aug 2024
Blockade The Telegraph Mini 02 Aug 2024
Encirclement in battle
Blockade The Telegraph Quick 12 Jul 2024
Military strategy Commuter 10 Jul 2024
Investment, but not necessarily of capital (5)
Persistent attack from group of herons (5)
Beleaguer a town: putunder-
Legalise all out and about in the blockade (5)
Military blockade of a fortress, City etc. to force surrender; from Latin via French, 'to sit' (5)
Attack on fort
Persistent attack on town etc (5)
Prolonged attack Thomas Joseph 10 Jun 2024
Wartime investment (5)
Military tactic requiring patience
Blockade The Telegraph Plusword 06 Jun 2024
Military blockade The Telegraph Mini 28 May 2024
Smite ogre occasionally participating in attack on fortress
Blockade is back for one last time (5)
Investment of capital possibly
The Spaniard says "yes" for example to the eastern blockade (5)
Beleaguerment (5) Puzzler 24 Apr 2024
Prolonged attack USA Today 18 Apr 2024
Blockade of a town (5)
Blockade is backed, for instance, by Spain (5)
Warfare attack from all sides
Its happy ending comes as a relief
Investment of town (5)
Military blockade Commuter 02 Apr 2024
Is on the rebound, for example, with enemy commencing prolonged assault (5)
Blockade that is source of grief in Kent area (5)
Military attack Commuter 26 Mar 2024
Prolonged attack New York Times 20 Mar 2024
Encircling military tactic Commuter 16 Mar 2024
Military encirclement The Sun Two Speed 14 Feb 2024
See GI shot in wartime event The Sun Two Speed 14 Feb 2024
Prolonged attack USA Today 10 Feb 2024
See GI dismantled blockade The Sun Two Speed 10 Feb 2024
Blockade The Sun Two Speed 10 Feb 2024
Military blockade The Times Concise 08 Feb 2024
There's relief when it is unsuccessful (5)
Troy's ordeal that ended after the Trojan Horse
Military blockade Universal 02 Feb 2024
Prolonged attack Premier Sunday 28 Jan 2024
Protracted attack Commuter 27 Jan 2024
Blockade; old 17 Across (5)
Long attack Thomas Joseph 07 Dec 2023
Long battle Newsday 17 Nov 2023
Prolonged attack Eugene Sheffer 21 Oct 2023
Drawn-out military attack New York Times 17 Oct 2023
Prolonged attack USA Today 07 Oct 2023
Prolonged attack Universal 05 Oct 2023
Wait-'em-out tactic Wall Street Journal 28 Sep 2023
Long-lasting battle LA Times Daily 17 Sep 2023
Prolonged attack New York Times 12 Sep 2023
Military blockade The Guardian Quick 12 Sep 2023
Prolonged attack USA Today 05 Sep 2023
Blockade initially introduced, say, in south-east The Times Cryptic 31 Aug 2023
10-year event in the "Iliad" LA Times Daily 27 Aug 2023
Military campaign or attack
Prolonged attack USA Today 24 Jun 2023
Way more than merely a battle Family Time 19 Jun 2023
Long attack Thomas Joseph 12 Jun 2023
Drawn-out attack Universal 26 May 2023
Prolonged battle LA Times Daily 01 May 2023
Attack on the Alamo, e.g Universal 22 Apr 2023
Prolonged battle Newsday 12 Apr 2023
Sustained attack Universal 12 Apr 2023
Long attack Thomas Joseph 31 Mar 2023
Prolonged attack Thomas Joseph 21 Mar 2023
Military blockade LA Times Daily 07 Jan 2023
It might involve a battering ram Wall Street Journal 07 Dec 2022
Drawn-out attack New York Times 28 Nov 2022
Drawn-out attack USA Today 08 Nov 2022
Prolonged attack USA Today 24 Oct 2022
For investment, one’s raised for example euros initially The Times Cryptic 12 Oct 2022
Lengthy attack New York Times 04 Oct 2022
Long battle Newsday 09 Sep 2022
Prolonged attack Wall Street Journal 03 Sep 2022
Drawn-out battle Newsday 21 Aug 2022
Long attack Thomas Joseph 01 Jun 2022
See GI shot in prolonged attack The Telegraph Cryptic 19 May 2022
'State of ___' (Mahmoud Darwish poetry collection) USA Today 18 May 2022
Prolonged attack Newsday 15 May 2022
Military blockade The Washington Post 23 Apr 2022
Military blockade LA Times Daily 23 Apr 2022
Long attack Thomas Joseph 29 Mar 2022
Prolonged military attack Newsday 28 Mar 2022
Lay ___ to New York Times 13 Mar 2022
Prolonged battle The Washington Post 22 Feb 2022
Prolonged battle LA Times Daily 22 Feb 2022
Lengthy assault LA Times Daily 09 Feb 2022
Lengthy assault The Washington Post 09 Feb 2022
Extended attack LA Times Daily 29 Jan 2022
Extended attack The Washington Post 29 Jan 2022
Drawn-out battle Premier Sunday 23 Jan 2022
Drawn-out battle Universal 06 Nov 2021
Battle tactic LA Times Daily 29 Oct 2021
Burn with energy for new blockade The Telegraph Toughie 27 Oct 2021
Long attack Thomas Joseph 07 Oct 2021
Genghis Khan tactic New York Times 06 Oct 2021
Under ____ (act of war)
Attack involving encirclement Universal 19 Sep 2021
Lengthy attack USA Today 16 Sep 2021
Campaign that may involve catapults and trebuchets New York Times 24 Jul 2021
Long attack Thomas Joseph 16 Jul 2021
Persistent attack LA Times Daily 14 Jul 2021
Persistent attack The Washington Post 14 Jul 2021
Blockade in school that's from behind, say
Long battle LA Times Daily 16 Jun 2021
Long battle The Washington Post 16 Jun 2021
Lengthy attack USA Today 03 Jun 2021
Blockade The Telegraph Quick 23 May 2021
Alternative to a blitz New York Times 16 May 2021
Prolonged attack Newsday 11 May 2021
Attack that requires patience Universal 27 Mar 2021
Long battle Newsday 10 Mar 2021
Prolonged battle The Washington Post 23 Feb 2021
Prolonged battle LA Times Daily 23 Feb 2021
The type of economics that leads to blockade? Irish Times Crosaire 12 Jan 2021
Attack Wall Street Journal 17 Dec 2020
Long attack Thomas Joseph 11 Dec 2020
Prolonged attack Universal 26 Oct 2020
Drawn-out attack Newsday 25 Oct 2020
Military encirclement The Times Concise 09 Oct 2020
Investment is, in recession, regularly meagre
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six ___
Prolonged attack USA Today 11 Sep 2020
Blockade, for instance, European is backing
Attack that takes a long time Universal 31 Jul 2020
Prolonged attack LA Times Daily 21 Jul 2020
Prolonged attack The Washington Post 21 Jul 2020
See GI wounded in blockade The Sun Two Speed 23 May 2020
Military encirclement The Sun Two Speed 23 May 2020
Onslaught LA Times Daily 23 Apr 2020
Onslaught The Washington Post 23 Apr 2020
Extended battle Newsday 12 Apr 2020
Prolonged attack Wall Street Journal 04 Apr 2020
Military tactic The New Yorker 30 Mar 2020
Intense attack on a fort, say Universal 19 Mar 2020
Military blockade Universal 06 Mar 2020
Persistent offensive USA Today 02 Mar 2020
War strategy requiring patience Wall Street Journal 06 Feb 2020
Military attack, say
Big battle The New Yorker 27 Jan 2020
Long attack Premier Sunday 08 Dec 2019
Blockade is over, say, by end of June
Prolonged attack
Operation by a castle The Washington Post Sunday 10 Nov 2019
Prolonged assault Wall Street Journal 04 Nov 2019
Attack on Troy USA Today 21 Oct 2019
Assault on Troy, e.g USA Today 10 Oct 2019
Attack on a walled city Universal 05 Aug 2019
'Iliad' topic Wall Street Journal 18 Jul 2019
Blockade The Sun Two Speed 02 Jul 2019
See GI shot in prolonged attack The Sun Two Speed 02 Jul 2019
Prolonged battle Universal 09 Jun 2019
'Wear them down' battle tactic USA Today 27 May 2019
Lengthy attack Universal 25 May 2019
Prolonged assault LA Times Daily 22 May 2019
Prolonged assault The Washington Post 22 May 2019
Encirclement, say, if enemy gets energetic at outset
Assault on the Alamo, e.g USA Today 08 May 2019
Prolonged attack Eugene Sheffer 24 Apr 2019
Campaign circle Newsday 16 Mar 2019
Military operation that might last for months New York Times 12 Mar 2019
"Iliad" topic LA Times Daily 08 Mar 2019
'Iliad' topic The Washington Post 08 Mar 2019
The Alamo had a famous one New York Times 14 Feb 2019
See GI shot in wartime event
Prolonged assault
The Alamo had a famous one
"Iliad" topic
Military operation that might last for months
Attack on a walled city
Lengthy attack
Prolonged battle
"Wear them down" battle tactic
Assault on Troy, e.g.
Assault on the Alamo, e.g.
Attack on Troy
"Iliad" topic
Prolonged assault
'The -- of Malta', historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, published posthumously The Telegraph General Knowledge 31 Dec 2018
Something a castle may be under The Chronicle of Higher Education 16 Nov 2018
Blockade is withdrawn as force is overcome with ease as per report
Assault on the Alamo USA Today 18 Oct 2018
Blockade Thomas Joseph 28 Sep 2018
See GI wounded in prolonged attack The Sun Two Speed 19 Sep 2018
Persistent attack Universal 11 Sep 2018
Lengthy attack New York Times 05 Aug 2018
Encircling operation Wall Street Journal 28 Jul 2018
Takeover of a city Universal 16 Jul 2018
Military blockade
Military action that includes a blockade New York Times 10 Jul 2018
See GI dismantled blockade The Sun Two Speed 25 Jun 2018
Battle of Leningrad, e.g New York Times 17 Jun 2018
Surrounded state Thomas Joseph 24 May 2018
All-out attack New York Times 06 May 2018
Long, drawn-out fight New York Times 01 May 2018
Blockade, for example, is about to surround Spain
Attack on the Alamo, e.g USA Today 10 Apr 2018
Well-planned attack
Attack on Troy, e.g USA Today 26 Mar 2018
Long military engagement Universal 26 Mar 2018
Drawn-out battle Universal 14 Mar 2018
All-out attack Universal 07 Mar 2018
Tactic in a war of attrition New York Times 18 Feb 2018
Extended attack Universal 01 Feb 2018
Alamo assault USA Today 30 Jan 2018
Attack on the Alamo, e.g.
Assault on the Alamo
Something a castle may be under
Prolonged attack
Tactic in a war of attrition
Military action that includes a blockade
Takeover of a city
Long, drawn-out fight
Persistent attack
Lengthy attack
Extended attack
Battle of Leningrad, e.g.
All-out attack
Encircling operation
Alamo assault
Tactic with catapults The Washington Post Sunday 24 Dec 2017
W.W. II ordeal at Leningrad New York Times 24 Dec 2017
Long-term assault Universal 16 Oct 2017
Long campaign Wall Street Journal 30 Sep 2017
Persistent attack Jonesin 26 Sep 2017
Counterpart of a blitz New York Times 09 Sep 2017
1941-44 attack on Leningrad, e.g USA Today 13 Aug 2017
It may finally be raised, say — in seconds, that is
It may finally be raised, say — in seconds, that is The Times Cryptic 03 Jul 2017
Drawn-out campaign New York Times 17 Jun 2017
Attack on a fort
Attack from all sides USA Today 11 Feb 2017
Extensive, drawn-out attack Universal 10 Feb 2017
Attack on a walled city, maybe New York Times 11 Jan 2017
Prolonged battle
Extensive, drawn-out attack
Long-term assault
Prolonged attack
1941-44 attack on Leningrad, e.g.
Attack on a walled city, maybe
Counterpart of a blitz
Drawn-out campaign
W.W. II ordeal at Leningrad
Long bout LA Times Daily 16 Dec 2016
Prolonged attack Thomas Joseph 21 Nov 2016
Long-lasting fight Newsday 18 Nov 2016
All-out attack Wall Street Journal 12 Nov 2016
Drawn-out fight Universal 04 Aug 2016
Relentless attack Universal 17 Jul 2016
Attack on a fort Universal 10 Jul 2016
More than a skirmish Wall Street Journal 21 Apr 2016
Onslaught Newsday 17 Apr 2016
Wait-'em-out strategy New York Times 10 Mar 2016
Relentless attack
Drawn-out fight
Attack on a fort
All-out attack
Long bout
Attack on a fort USA Today 22 Dec 2015
Prolonged attack New York Times 01 Dec 2015
Protracted assault Universal 02 Nov 2015
Prolonged assault USA Today 21 Oct 2015
Attack on a fort, e.g Universal 30 May 2015
Genghis Khan tactic New York Times 23 Apr 2015
Prolonged assault Universal 07 Apr 2015
__ mentality LA Times Daily 28 Mar 2015
Lengthy bout New York Times 13 Mar 2015
Attack tactic Premier Sunday 22 Feb 2015
Battle of the Alamo, e.g New York Times 15 Feb 2015
Finally traps Bengali trainee attempting extensive blockade
Prolonged battle Newsday 12 Jan 2015
Extended battle
__ mentality
Onslaught
Prolonged battle
Prolonged attack
Battle of the Alamo, e.g.
Genghis Khan tactic
Lengthy bout
Prolonged attack
Attack tactic
Prolonged assault
Protracted assault
Attack on a fort
Prolonged assault
Attack on a fort, e.g.
Prolonged battle
Long battle
Investment by army is over, say, at end of June
Prolonged blockade
Challenge for defenders
Prolonged blockade
Blockade
Persistence over resistance
Surrounding blockade
Prolonged attack
Military blockade
Tactic endured by Leningrad in WWII
Attack upon a city
Battle of the Alamo, e.g.
Long campaign
Military blockade
Prolonged campaign
Protracted battle
Alamo event
Attack from all directions
Military blockade
Attack from all sides
Attack from all sides
You're being attacked while under it
Drawn-out assault
"Dog Day Afternoon" event
Protracted battle
Military tactic
Long, drawn-out attack
Drawn-out assault
Prolonged attack
Long bout
Kind of mentality
Surrounding blockade
Ordeal for Troy
Tactic for Napoleon
Drawn-out battle
City blockade
Prolonged bout, as of illness
Military attack
Military blockade
Prolonged attack
Extended attack
Prolonged campaign
Protracted attack
More than a raid
Battle of attrition
Extended battle
Military blockade
Prolonged attack
Long period, as of illness
Military assault
Encircling tactic
Warfare tactic
Campaign against Troy, e.g.
Attack tactic
Ongoing trouble
Prolonged assault
WWII Leningrad event
Ongoing trouble
Assault on Troy, e.g.
Persistent attack
Persistent attack
Prolonged assault
Military operation
Army tactic
Long bout
Extensive attack
___ of Leningrad, 1941-44
All-out attack
Drawn-out battle
1998 Denzel Washington movie, with "The"
Protracted attack
Prolonged battle
Military assault
"Under ___" (1992 Steven Seagal movie)
Military assault
Attack upon a city
Prolonged attack
Steven Seagal film, "Under ___"
Act of war
Military campaign
Extensive attack
Prolonged military attack
Resistance reducer
Longtime bother
Long, drawn-out attack New York Times 07 Aug 2006
Blockade
Crusades tactic
Blockade
War tactic
Military assault
Military operation
Leningrad endured one during WWII
Blockade
Wartime tactic
Military strategy
Battle strategy
Protracted attack
Act of war
Act of war
Military blockade
Preattack tactic
Rides the waves, in a way
Type of mentality
Blockade
"Under ____" (1992 movie)
Long series of troubles
Lay ___ to (pursue persistently)
1863 Vicksburg event
Drawn-out fight
Blockade
Operation at the Alamo
__ mentality
Attack
Blockade
Prolonged attack
Long battle
Long-lasting conflict
More than a 23-Across
Warfare tactic
Onslaught
Castle campaign
Not just a raid
Long campaign
Fort attack, perhaps
Act of war
Prolonged period of difficulty
Drawn-out fight
Prolonged blockade
Beset
Kind of mentality
Prolonged campaign
___ mentality
Well-planned attack
Assault
Hostile takeover
Attack on a fort, maybe
Start of a long battle
Prolonged period
Military strategem
Series of troubles
Protracted assault
All-out attack
Persistent attack
Kind of mentality
The Alamo e.g.
Long campaign
Campaign against Troy, e.g.
Trojan problem
Beleaguerment
Long campaign
Military blockade
Military campaign
The taking of Troy, e.g.
Long struggle
Tragedy at Troy
Relentless attack
Bout
1941 Leningrad event
Attack
Cause of a downfall
Beleaguerment
See 63-Across
Persistent attack
Ploy at Troy
Army strategy
___ Perilous
Military encirclement
Beleaguer
Event at ancient Troy
Grant's strategy at Vicksburg
___ Perilous (Round Table seat)
Ploy against Troy
Arthur's ___ Perilous
Troy suffered one
Event at Vicksburg: 1862-63
Encirclement
Bout of a sort
Agamemnon's action at Troy
Blockade
Wearying time
Rossini's "The ___ of Corinth"
Event at Vicksburg: 1862–63
Blockade of a kind
Battle with sickness
Alamo ordeal
___ Perilous, at the Round Table
Long, distressing period
Sitdown operation
Leningrad's ordeal: 1941–44
"Iliad" subject
Flock of herons
Series of troubles
Prolonged trial
Leningrad ordeal
Long illness
Series of ills
Long period
Leningrad ordeal of '40s
Series of ailments
Beleaguer.
Long, trying time.
Military maneuver.
Military assault.
Long confinement.
Military operation.
Wearing time.
Trying time.
Long wearying period of time: Colloq.
Long and tiresome session.
Troy's ordeal.
Continued armed pressure.
A long time: Colloq.
___ Perilous.
Long and weary session: Colloq.
Military blockade.
Long, wearying time: Colloq.
___ of Vicksburg, 1863.
Long, wearying period.
Long assault.
"Iliad" subject.
Persistent attempt to gain control.
Long and wearying session.
Prolonged endeavor.
Blockade.
Continued endeavor to gain possession.
Warfare tactic
Relentless attack
Prolonged attack
Military strategem
All-out assault
"Dog Day Afternoon" event
Protracted period
Military tactic.
Beleaguerment.
Agamemnon's strategy.
Long-drawn-out affair.
Encirclement of a fortification.
Prolonged endeavor to overcome resistance.
One strategy of war.
Grant's strategy at Vicksburg.
Battle
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