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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Long-lasting attack Newsday 14 Jan 2026
Battle of Vicksburg in the Civil War, e.g. New York Times 14 Jan 2026
Prolonged attack Newsday 12 Jan 2026
Prolonged attack USA Today 30 Nov 2025
Battle tactic Commuter 26 Nov 2025
Lengthy attack Wall Street Journal 17 Nov 2025
Prolonged attack Eugene Sheffer 03 Nov 2025
Investment is returned for example with euros (5) The Sun Two Speed 28 Oct 2025
Prolonged attack Universal 17 Oct 2025
Sustained attack LA Times Daily 12 Oct 2025
Blockade The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 06 Oct 2025
What might be raised, say, in seconds, that is (5) The Sun Two Speed 23 Sep 2025
Invader's tactic New York Times 18 Sep 2025
Military action, for example, close to castle is set up The Times Quick Cryptic 13 Sep 2025
Long attack Thomas Joseph 09 Sep 2025
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
See GI wounded in blockade The Sun Two Speed 29 Jul 2025
Military encirclement 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)
See GI shot in wartime event The Sun Two Speed 03 Jul 2025
Blockade 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
Military action to surround a fortification (5)
Beleaguering of a town (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
Blockade say if enemy gets energetic at outset The Sun Two Speed 16 Oct 2024
Military encirclement The Sun Two Speed 16 Oct 2024
Aggresive chess move
Relentless military attack
Surrounding and cutting off of supplies (5)
See GI shot in prolonged attack The Sun Two Speed 02 Oct 2024
Blockade The Sun Two Speed 02 Oct 2024
"Iliad" event Wall Street Journal 28 Sep 2024
Military surrounding of a place (5)
Military encirclement The Sun Two Speed 04 Sep 2024
Tactic used in "Game of Thrones"
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
Military encirclement The Sun Two Speed 21 Aug 2024
See GI wounded in blockade The Sun Two Speed 21 Aug 2024
Blockade The Sun Two Speed 05 Aug 2024
See GI wounded in prolonged attack 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
Military tactic requiring patience
Wartime investment (5)
Blockade The Telegraph Plusword 06 Jun 2024
Military blockade The Telegraph Mini 28 May 2024
Blockade is back for one last time (5)
Smite ogre occasionally participating in attack on fortress
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
Military blockade The Guardian Quick 12 Sep 2023
Prolonged attack New York Times 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
Sustained attack Universal 12 Apr 2023
Prolonged battle Newsday 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 LA Times Daily 23 Apr 2022
Military blockade The Washington Post 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 The Washington Post 14 Jul 2021
Persistent attack LA Times Daily 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 LA Times Daily 23 Feb 2021
Prolonged battle The Washington Post 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
Military encirclement The Sun Two Speed 23 May 2020
See GI wounded in blockade The Sun Two Speed 23 May 2020
Onslaught The Washington Post 23 Apr 2020
Onslaught LA Times Daily 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
See GI shot in prolonged attack The Sun Two Speed 02 Jul 2019
Blockade 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 battle
"Iliad" topic
The Alamo had a famous one
Lengthy attack
Attack on Troy
Assault on the Alamo, e.g.
Assault on Troy, e.g.
"Wear them down" battle tactic
Attack on a walled city
Prolonged assault
"Iliad" topic
Prolonged assault
Military operation that might last for months
'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
Long military engagement Universal 26 Mar 2018
Attack on Troy, e.g USA Today 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
Tactic in a war of attrition
Prolonged attack
Lengthy attack
Takeover of a city
Persistent attack
Extended attack
Attack on the Alamo, e.g.
Something a castle may be under
Military action that includes a blockade
Long, drawn-out fight
All-out attack
Battle of Leningrad, e.g.
Assault on the Alamo
Alamo assault
Encircling operation
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 The Times Cryptic 03 Jul 2017
It may finally be raised, say — in seconds, that is
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
Drawn-out campaign
Counterpart of a blitz
Attack on a walled city, maybe
W.W. II ordeal at Leningrad
Extensive, drawn-out attack
Long-term assault
Prolonged attack
1941-44 attack on Leningrad, e.g.
Prolonged battle
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
Long bout
All-out attack
Attack on a fort
Drawn-out fight
Relentless attack
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
Battle of the Alamo, e.g.
Attack on a fort, e.g.
Prolonged attack
Prolonged battle
Onslaught
__ mentality
Extended battle
Long battle
Prolonged battle
Genghis Khan tactic
Lengthy bout
Prolonged attack
Attack tactic
Prolonged assault
Protracted assault
Attack on a fort
Prolonged assault
Investment by army is over, say, at end of June
Prolonged attack
Surrounding blockade
Prolonged blockade
Military blockade
Blockade
Persistence over resistance
Challenge for defenders
Prolonged blockade
Attack from all sides
Tactic endured by Leningrad in WWII
Military blockade
Protracted battle
Attack upon a city
Attack from all directions
Prolonged campaign
Battle of the Alamo, e.g.
Alamo event
Military blockade
Long campaign
Attack from all sides
You're being attacked while under it
Protracted battle
Prolonged attack
"Dog Day Afternoon" event
Surrounding blockade
Drawn-out assault
Drawn-out assault
Military tactic
Long, drawn-out attack
Long bout
Kind of mentality
Prolonged bout, as of illness
City blockade
Drawn-out battle
Ordeal for Troy
Tactic for Napoleon
Extended battle
More than a raid
Prolonged attack
Prolonged campaign
Military attack
Prolonged attack
Protracted attack
Military blockade
Battle of attrition
Military blockade
Extended attack
Long period, as of illness
Encircling tactic
Military assault
Campaign against Troy, e.g.
Attack tactic
Warfare tactic
Prolonged assault
Persistent attack
Ongoing trouble
Assault on Troy, e.g.
Persistent attack
Ongoing trouble
WWII Leningrad event
Prolonged assault
All-out attack
Steven Seagal film, "Under ___"
Army tactic
Drawn-out battle
Resistance reducer
Extensive attack
Prolonged military attack
Military campaign
Protracted attack
Long bout
Prolonged battle
Act of war
Prolonged attack
Attack upon a city
Military assault
Extensive attack
Longtime bother
Military operation
___ of Leningrad, 1941-44
"Under ___" (1992 Steven Seagal movie)
1998 Denzel Washington movie, with "The"
Military assault
Long, drawn-out attack New York Times 07 Aug 2006
Military strategy
Wartime tactic
Leningrad endured one during WWII
Blockade
Crusades tactic
War tactic
Blockade
Military operation
Military assault
Blockade
Drawn-out fight
"Under ____" (1992 movie)
Preattack tactic
Long series of troubles
Blockade
Rides the waves, in a way
Lay ___ to (pursue persistently)
Act of war
Act of war
Battle strategy
Protracted attack
Military blockade
1863 Vicksburg event
Type of mentality
Operation at the Alamo
Blockade
__ mentality
Attack
Long-lasting conflict
Prolonged attack
More than a 23-Across
Warfare tactic
Long battle
Blockade
Fort attack, perhaps
Onslaught
Act of war
Not just a raid
Long campaign
Castle campaign
Prolonged blockade
Prolonged period of difficulty
Beset
Drawn-out fight
Kind of mentality
Prolonged campaign
Well-planned attack
Hostile takeover
Attack on a fort, maybe
Assault
Series of troubles
Prolonged period
___ mentality
Military strategem
Start of a long battle
Persistent attack
Protracted assault
Campaign against Troy, e.g.
Kind of mentality
Long campaign
All-out attack
The Alamo e.g.
Beleaguerment
Military blockade
Trojan problem
Long campaign
Bout
The taking of Troy, e.g.
Relentless attack
Tragedy at Troy
Long struggle
Military campaign
Attack
1941 Leningrad event
Cause of a downfall
Beleaguerment
See 63-Across
Persistent attack
Army strategy
Ploy at Troy
___ Perilous
Military encirclement
Beleaguer
Grant's strategy at Vicksburg
___ Perilous (Round Table seat)
Event at ancient Troy
Ploy against Troy
Event at Vicksburg: 1862-63
Troy suffered one
Arthur's ___ Perilous
Encirclement
Bout of a sort
Agamemnon's action at Troy
Blockade
Event at Vicksburg: 1862–63
Wearying time
Battle with sickness
Blockade of a kind
Rossini's "The ___ of Corinth"
Alamo ordeal
Long, distressing period
___ Perilous, at the Round Table
Leningrad's ordeal: 1941–44
Sitdown operation
Flock of herons
"Iliad" subject
Series of troubles
Prolonged trial
Leningrad ordeal
Long period
Long illness
Series of ills
Series of ailments
Leningrad ordeal of '40s
Long-drawn-out affair.
Encirclement of a fortification.
Prolonged endeavor to overcome resistance.
Military maneuver.
One strategy of war.
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
Beleaguer.
Grant's strategy at Vicksburg.
Battle
Long, trying time.
Protracted period
Military tactic.
Beleaguerment.
Agamemnon's strategy.
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