Word "SLEEPER" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a rester who is sleeping
Synonyms:
slumberer

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
Synonyms:
crosstie, railroad tie, tie
Examples:
the British call a railroad tie a sleeper

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
Synonyms:
sleeper goby

Crossword Clues for SLEEPER

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Railway track block The Times Concise 20 Aug 2025
How one might describe Rip Van Winkle's earring? (7)
Rip Van Winkle, for one, sold even poetry every now and then (7)
Overnight train service (7)
1973 film comedy starring, directed and co-written by Woody Allen (7) Mirror Quiz 02 Jul 2025
Unexpected hit Wall Street Journal 25 Jun 2025
Word before "agent" or "hit" USA Today 25 Jun 2025
Louise Wener's Britpop band who released single Inbetweener (7)
Rail track tie (7)
Ty Segall's acoustic meditation on death and dreams (7)
Under-the-radar success
Railway track part (7)
Railway supporter doesn't suffer from insomnia (7)
It supports railway carriage
Plain earring (7)
Secret agent skins up with little sign of hesitation
Spy planted in advance Mirror Classic 29 Apr 2025
One who has retired? (7)
Maybe train undercover agent The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Apr 2025
Supporter of the railway? (7)
Undercover agent in railway carriage Mirror Cryptic 04 Apr 2025
Rail support Mirror Quick 04 Apr 2025
On the track - but he's hardly on the ball! (7)
1973 comedy sci-fi starring Diane Keaton (7)
Louise Wener's band who are going back on tour (7)
On the track a" but he's hardly on the ball! (7)
Hidden pin in bowling Newsday 15 Mar 2025
Railway carriage with beds (7)
Mole crossing a railway track (7)
Spy who's gone off? The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Mar 2025
Retired spy? (7)
Would a log serve well as one? (7)
Kind of train car
Retired train-bearer? (7)
A spy who remains dormant for a time before being activated (7)
____ hit, a surprise success The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Jan 2025
Type of railway coach (7)
Railway track log (7)
Waiting agent strips again in the mirror
Peelers employed on the railway? (7)
'Dormant' spy (7)
Someone who sells fish turned over a kipper? The Times Cryptic 18 Dec 2024
1974 sci-fi comedy, starring Diane Keaton (7)
Mole in railway carriage Mirror Cryptic 13 Dec 2024
Rail support Mirror Quick 13 Dec 2024
Slippery creature among salespeople lying about earring The Times Quick Cryptic 04 Dec 2024
Coach or supporter
Railway timber (7)
One lying about being run over by a train? (7)
Baby's pajamas
Railway track support
Snorer
Overnight train carriage Mirror Tea Time 21 Oct 2024
Undercover agent in car of your dreams?
Car crossing the track? (7)
Earring found on the railway (7)
Not an active track supporter (7)
Railway-supporting block (7)
Railway crossbeam (7)
Railway beam (7)
One of many across the tracks (7)
Railway car for dozing
You might get it in the ear from an inactive spy (7)
One who is off may have the rail to support (7)
1973 film comedy starring, directed and co-written by Woody Allen Mirror Quiz 25 Aug 2024
Railway sleeping car (7)
Retiree posing as track feature (7)
Spy who's still in bed? The Times Quick Cryptic 09 Jul 2024
Support for railway lines
Underlines kipper? (7)
Railway beam; earring The Telegraph Quick 21 Jun 2024
Express tears over one secret agent (7)
Slumberer (7)
Beam under a railway track (7)
Spy planted in advance Mirror Classic 04 May 2024
Railway car, one across the tracks? (7)
Inactive spy found under train tracks (7)
Inactive spy (7)
Beam at spy (7)
One of a number holding up the train (7)
One unconscious of crossing the railroad track? (7)
Someone who's got off on strips to the north The Telegraph Toughie 22 Mar 2024
Someone who's got off on strips to the north (7)
Block supporting a railway track The Times Concise 06 Mar 2024
He's not awake to support for railway (7)
Railway track tie
Overnight train compartment (7)
Dozing one
A spy planted in advance for future use (7)
Railway supporter (7)
Tired railway worker? (7)
Common baby outfit (7)
One taking a nap is found on the railway line? (7) Puzzler Cryptic 20 Dec 2023
Perhaps a silent agent with another in retreat following Southern general (7)
One of the cross braces on train tracks
Overnight train
One who is flat out supporting rails (7)
Train car for overnight rides Family Time 05 Nov 2023
Spy ring The Times Quick Cryptic 13 Oct 2023
Word before "agent" or "hit" Universal 21 Sep 2023
Surprise hit Thomas Joseph 01 Sep 2023
Upset about former PM's railway support The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Apr 2023
Overnight-train car Family Time 09 Oct 2022
Unexpected hit Universal 01 Oct 2022
Berth place Newsday 23 Apr 2022
Agent perhaps is peerless, but footloose and crazy
Almost anyone at 4:47 AM Family Time 29 Nov 2021
Convertible sofa Newsday 26 Oct 2021
Surprise success LA Times Daily 09 Aug 2021
Surprise success The Washington Post 09 Aug 2021
Berth car for the tired Family Time 08 Aug 2021
Spy - the one that's lying about The Queen? Irish Times Crosaire 07 Aug 2021
Coach line supporter
"The ___ Awakes," 1899 dystopian science fiction novel by writer H.G. Wells about a man who wakes up after a 203-year slumber
Long, thin fish returned for a kipper The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Feb 2021
*Surprise hit LA Times Daily 07 Dec 2020
*Surprise hit The Washington Post 07 Dec 2020
Railway track beam The Telegraph Quick 06 Dec 2020
Spy in railway compartment
Late ___ (night owl) USA Today 29 Jun 2020
Coming north, salesman with fish in carriage The Telegraph Toughie 25 Jun 2020
Surprise hit Thomas Joseph 02 Dec 2019
Agent is one out for the count
Car of your dreams? The Sun Two Speed 15 Sep 2019
Wagon-lit The Sun Two Speed 15 Sep 2019
Rail support The Times Concise 19 Aug 2019
One inactive as supporter of the railway
Slippery fish returning quietly with queen is secret agent
Returning fish for a kipper? The Telegraph Cryptic 12 Mar 2019
Surprise success Newsday 10 Mar 2019
Spy; part of railway The Telegraph Quick 22 Dec 2018
Surprising success Newsday 29 Nov 2018
Unexpected film success Family Time 11 Nov 2018
Unexpected hit LA Times Daily 17 Jul 2018
Unexpected hit The Washington Post 17 Jul 2018
One of many in night train is also one of many under it 24 hours
Wagon-lit The Telegraph Quick 11 Apr 2018
One who has gone off in a railway carriage
One who slumbers The Telegraph Quick 08 Mar 2018
Unexpected success Newsday 04 Mar 2018
Surprise hit Wall Street Journal 01 Mar 2018
Retiring salesman's eating fish, a kipper
Again peels back to reveal a spy
Unexpected hit
Overnight train: it's on the track
Type of train car for long rides Family Time 09 Jul 2017
Convertible sofa Newsday 26 Jun 2017
Unexpected hit Eugene Sheffer 24 May 2017
Rail supporter The Times Concise 12 Apr 2017
Agent‘s below-the-line item
Studio surprise Newsday 28 Jan 2017
Certain train car The Chronicle of Higher Education 27 Jan 2017
Railway car with beds The Washington Post 14 Jan 2017
Certain train car
Woody Allen film featuring cryopreservation The Washington Post 25 Dec 2016
Undercover agent?
Unexpected hit New York Times 22 Mar 2016
1973 film by 1-/69-Across LA Times Daily 01 Dec 2015
Night train agent, inactive The Telegraph Cryptic 30 May 2015
Ring someone who is out
Train car with berths Newsday 22 Apr 2015
Longshot winner Family Time 19 Apr 2015
Double agent for the land of Nod?
Overnight-train car Universal 15 Jan 2015
1973 film by 1-/69-Across
Train car with berths
Overnight-train car
Surprise hit
Dark horse
One who is resting is coach
Ring someone who is out
Certain train car
Car with beds
Surprise success
Surprise success
Railroad car with berths
Surprise at the box office
Surprisingly successful film
Type of hit?
1973 Woody Allen movie
Surprisingly popular film
... of 1973
1973 Woody Allen movie
Rip Van Winkle, notably
Unexpected hit
Overnight-train car
Unexpected success
Unexpected film success
Surprise hit
1973 Woody Allen comedy
Unexpected hit
Kind of car
One out?
Rip Van Winkle, notably
Rip Van Winkle, notably
Train component
Certain sofa
Surprise hit
Rip Van Winkle, notably
Word with light or heavy
Unexpected film success
Unexpected hit
Possible future surprise
Woody Allen film
Surprise success
Longshot winner
Woody Allen classic
Surprise success
Surprise hit
Surprise hit
Person in 39-Down
Certain train car
1973 Woody Allen film
Unexpected success
Dark horse
One in dreamland
Woody Allen flick
Express tears over one movie not initially popular
'73 Woody Allen film
Surprise hit
Train car / Strips again
Underdog with a chance
Train car
Pullman
Allen film: 1973
Early Allen film
Woody Allen film
A Woody work: 1973
Unexpected success*
Beauty, for one
Allen farce
Unexpected winner
Surprising success
Ruddy duck
Allen film
Surprise hit
Van Winkle, e.g.
Unheralded success
Unexpected success
Beauty of fairy tale, e.g.
Railroad car
Dark horse
Rip Van Winkle
Unexpected success.
Part of a train.
Type of railroad car.
Surprise success item.
Railroad tie.
Brünnhilde, for one.
Van Winkle.
Unexpected hit.
Railroad car.
Unexpectedly successful movie.
Unexpectedly successful movie: slang.
Rip Van Winkle.
An unexpected success.
Unexpected moneymaker.
Something that unexpectedly achieves great success.
Night train.
Slow-selling article.
Railway car.
Train.
This is coupled and uncoupled in the wee small hours
Something that achieves unexpected success.
Pullman.
Brunhild, at the end of "Die Walkuere."
Unheralded movie that becomes a hit.
Unheralded movie hit.
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