Word "STRAIT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
Synonyms:
pass, straits

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
Synonyms:
sound

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
narrow
Examples:
strait is the gate

Crossword Clues for STRAIT

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Clue Source Date
Brood about overturned craft in water channel The Telegraph Toughie 04 Sep 2025
Narrow waterway LA Times Daily 28 Aug 2025
Menai ___, channel separating Anglesey from the mainland of Wales (6) Puzzler 02 Aug 2025
Sound honest over the radio (6) The Guardian Cryptic 17 Jul 2025
Connector of seas
Connecting water (6)
Channel without water we hear (6)
Artist worked out in the narrow passage (6)
Hard-pressed, but not deviating, by the sound of it (6)
Sound sounds sound?
Narrow passage artist represented (6) The Guardian Quiptic 25 May 2025
Bass ___,Tasmanian body of water (6)
A narrow sea channel
Passage read out in order (6)
Narrow band of water connecting two seas (6)
___ of Hormuz Universal 26 Apr 2025
That sounds fair for the passage (6)
Sun characteristic in narrow channel of water (6)
Watery passage offered by abstract artist (6) Puzzler Cryptic 15 Mar 2025
Narrow waterway The Sun Two Speed 05 Mar 2025
Channel having no bends we hear The Sun Two Speed 05 Mar 2025
Told of direct channel (6)
The knack is back in, somehow: it's a narrow way through (6)
___ of Gibraltar Universal 20 Feb 2025
Where it's narrow, it follows a branch of study up (6)
Just said it's a passage (6)
- of Magellan
Kind of jacket worn by the unbalanced artist (6)
Narrow waterway Commuter 03 Feb 2025
Narrow passage that's honest, we hear (6)
Narrow waterway The Sun Two Speed 30 Jan 2025
Channel not crooked we hear The Sun Two Speed 30 Jan 2025
A narrow passage of water between two large areas of water (6)
A narrow channel with no water, we're told (6)
Japan/Korea separator Newsday 18 Jan 2025
Southern characteristic of the channel (6)
Narrow channel of water (6)
Boss -, body of water off Tasmania (6)
Distressing circumstance for artist in variety (6)
Bosphorus, eg Mirror Tea Time 20 Dec 2024
Narrow water, even in the sound The Times Quick Cryptic 16 Dec 2024
It's art of a sort but it lacks breadth
Channel showing one filling pastries after a turnover? The Times Cryptic 20 Nov 2024
Characteristic applied to second channel The Telegraph Cryptic 20 Nov 2024
Cook or Bering, e.g. The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 18 Nov 2024
Narrow water passage Universal 12 Nov 2024
Sea channel The Sun Two Speed 09 Nov 2024
Waterway having no bends we hear The Sun Two Speed 09 Nov 2024
Cook bass for example (6)
Narrow sea channel The Times Concise 31 Oct 2024
Artist's surreal Sea Channel (6)
Narrow channel LA Times Daily 26 Oct 2024
Broad inlet of the Bay of Bengal separating northern Sri Lanka from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu (6)
Artist worked in tight passage (6)
Narrow water channel
Bering or Bosporus, e.g. (6)
Undiluted sound in passage
I start drifting into a narrow channel (6)
Hard-pressed artist ir distress (6)
Stretch of water (6) Mirror Quick 06 Aug 2024
Channel is unswerving, we hear (6) Mirror Cryptic 06 Aug 2024
Channel's forthright in broadcast The Times Quick Cryptic 24 Jul 2024
Standing the art model outside in the passage (6)
From the passage, the rats scuttle to it (6)
Direct verbally from the passage (6)
Where sea narrows
Allowing little breadth for a struggling artist! (6)
A tunnel may run under it
Sound honest when speaking (6)
Artist in distress and difficulty (6)
Channel artist represented (6)
Bering ___, channel separating Siberia from Alaska (6)
It sounds upright, although it is a narrow passage, in the main (6)
Street artist's with it and sound (6) The Guardian Cryptic 14 May 2024
Confined channel of water (6)
Acutely difficult position (6)
Broadcaster's honest sound
The Solent, eg
_ of Dover (anag of 'artist') (6)
Sound seafront feature (6)
Narrow waterway Commuter 06 Apr 2024
Channel for sailors
Bosphorus, eg Mirror Tea Time 18 Mar 2024
Narrow passage of water has no bends according to hearsay (6)
Such a jacket may be confined to maniacs (6)
Singular characteristic difficulty
Narrow waterway Eugene Sheffer 19 Feb 2024
Hormuz, for one
Cook ..., expanse of water separating the North and South Islands (6)
Narrow passage Wall Street Journal 06 Feb 2024
Artist (anag.)
Gibraltar for example (6)
Passage passing Gibraltar
Narrow waterway Universal 20 Oct 2023
Narrow waterway Eugene Sheffer 09 Sep 2023
___ of Magellan Universal 05 Aug 2023
Narrow waterway Eugene Sheffer 07 Jul 2023
Narrow body of water Thomas Joseph 30 May 2023
Narrow sea channel The Times Concise 12 May 2023
Sound immediately heard The Telegraph Cryptic 01 May 2023
Narrow passage Thomas Joseph 10 Apr 2023
Channel immediately being broadcast The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Feb 2023
Narrow passage Thomas Joseph 31 Dec 2022
Channel artist misrepresented The Times Cryptic 14 Dec 2022
Narrow passage The Telegraph Quick 05 Nov 2022
Narrow passage Wall Street Journal 15 Oct 2022
Narrow passage Thomas Joseph 02 Sep 2022
Narrow water passage The Times Concise 11 Jul 2022
Sound that comes from artist performing The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Jun 2022
Direct-sounding channel The Times Cryptic 14 Feb 2022
Channel's special feature The Guardian Cryptic 28 Jan 2022
Channel‘s special feature
Narrow waterway USA Today 05 Nov 2021
Narrow strip of water Irish Times Simplex 23 Oct 2021
Magellan, for one Family Time 18 Oct 2021
Narrow waterway Universal 09 Sep 2021
Bering ___ Universal 19 Jun 2021
Narrow waterway USA Today 04 May 2021
Narrow passage Newsday 08 Apr 2021
Sound level for listeners The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Apr 2021
Channel not wiggling around by the sound of it
It's art broadcasted by channel Irish Times Crosaire 05 Feb 2021
Narrow waterway Newsday 18 Nov 2020
Narrow passageway The Guardian Speedy 25 Oct 2020
Connecting waterway Universal 06 Oct 2020
Saint Mark is severe
Narrow sea channel The Sun Two Speed 27 Aug 2020
Waterway having no bends we hear The Sun Two Speed 27 Aug 2020
Narrow strip of water between two larger ones Irish Times Simplex 13 Jun 2020
Narrow passage Thomas Joseph 14 Apr 2020
Channel that's trustworthy, we hear The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Mar 2020
Dictator's honest sound
Soprano with characteristic sound
Narrow body of water USA Today 18 Feb 2020
Sound not diluted by speakers
Sound artist out The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Dec 2019
Channel surfing's primary feature
Land : isthmus :: water : __ Newsday 02 Aug 2019
Sound's singular feature
Channel having no bends we hear The Sun Two Speed 12 Jun 2019
Narrow waterway The Sun Two Speed 12 Jun 2019
A narrow marine passage The Times Specialist Sunday 09 Jun 2019
Waterway named for Bering USA Today 09 May 2019
Narrow part said to be in line
Bering, e.g The Washington Post 28 Apr 2019
Bering, e.g LA Times Daily 28 Apr 2019
Route between continents Newsday 20 Apr 2019
Bering, for one Universal 20 Apr 2019
Narrow channel The Telegraph Quick 10 Apr 2019
Bering, for one
Waterway named for Bering
Bering, e.g.
___ of Hormuz
___ of Hormuz New York Times 12 Dec 2018
Narrow stretch of water Wall Street Journal 29 Oct 2018
Narrow waterway Eugene Sheffer 10 Oct 2018
Narrow waterway The Chronicle of Higher Education 28 Sep 2018
Narrow waterway The Washington Post 07 Aug 2018
Narrow waterway LA Times Daily 07 Aug 2018
Narrow passage for ships New York Times 10 Jul 2018
Said to be normal waterway
Tough situation New York Times 08 Jun 2018
Passage direct, we�re told The Telegraph Toughie 01 May 2018
Channel not crooked we hear The Sun Two Speed 19 Apr 2018
Body of water such as Bass, Otranto or Torres The Times Specialist Sunday 11 Mar 2018
Kind of restrictive jacket Universal 11 Feb 2018
Narrow stretch of water
Narrow waterway
Narrow waterway
Tough situation
Narrow passage for ships
Kind of restrictive jacket
Artist designed channel The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Dec 2017
Straight report by one of the channels Irish Times Crosaire 21 Dec 2017
Sound level heard The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Dec 2017
Channel The Telegraph Quick 15 Nov 2017
Water beside Gibraltar Newsday 13 Oct 2017
Narrow waterway New York Times 01 Oct 2017
It supports the setting up of arts channel
New York's East River, technically USA Today 03 Jul 2017
Channel without water mentioned The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Jun 2017
Narrow passage joining two large areas of water The Times Concise 23 May 2017
Passage off Gibraltar, e.g New York Times 17 May 2017
Narrow passage in sea The Telegraph Quick 30 Apr 2017
Narrow water passage New York Times 27 Mar 2017
Channel with singular quality
Narrow nautical passage The Chronicle of Higher Education 03 Feb 2017
Narrow southern character
___ of Gibraltar Universal 09 Jan 2017
___ of Gibraltar
Narrow water passage
Narrow waterway
Passage off Gibraltar, e.g.
Narrow nautical passage
New York's East River, technically
Sea passage The Telegraph Quick 27 Dec 2016
Gibraltar or Magellan The Washington Post 25 Oct 2016
Narrow channel Newsday 21 Aug 2016
Channel of the sea Universal 23 Jun 2016
Stretch of water sounds undeviating The Sun Two Speed 15 Feb 2016
Narrow sea lane The Sun Two Speed 15 Feb 2016
Narrow water passage The Times Concise 21 Jan 2016
Sound honest on the radio
Sound level in the auditorium The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Jan 2016
Channel of the sea
Narrow waterway Premier Sunday 27 Dec 2015
Passage translated from '27' The Telegraph Toughie 15 Dec 2015
Narrow channel of the sea The Telegraph General Knowledge 13 Dec 2015
Sound bearing characteristic
Channel relative LA Times Daily 25 Sep 2015
Sound level for listeners
Magellan or Bering Universal 09 Jun 2015
Honest report in narrow passage Irish Times Crosaire 01 Jun 2015
Cook or Bering Universal 05 May 2015
Frank on the radio channel
Navigable connection Family Time 22 Mar 2015
At first lost without key in narrow passage The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Jan 2015
Narrow passage in good order, we're told
Magellan or Bering
Country singer George
Narrow waterway
Narrow waterway
Channel relative
Cook or Bering
Narrow waterway
___ of Hormuz
Passage of water, not curved, we're told
Narrow marine passageway
Isthmus
Narrow channel
___ of Gibraltar
Narrow waterway
Bering or Cook
Country icon George
C&W singer George
See 30-Across
Narrow passage
Country singer George
Bering or Cook
__ of Gibraltar
Narrow waterway for ships
__ of Gibraltar
Narrow waterway
Artist represented watery scene?
Pinched passage in society feature
Narrow body of water
Naval route
Narrow channel
Navigable connection
The Dardanelles, e.g.
Navigable connection
The Dardanelles, e.g.
Narrow channel
The Bosporus, e.g.
The Bosporus, e.g.
Nautical passage
Bottleneck in the blue
Funnel for ships
Narrow way
Sea route
Bering --
Narrow passage
Narrow passage
Nautical passageway
Bering, for one
__ of Hormuz
Bering or Cook
Ship's passage
Bering or Cook
Channel between seas
____ of Magellan
Bering, for one
Magellan, for one
Bering, for one
Predicament
"Unwound" singer George
Scylla/Charybdis separator
Country singer George
___ of Gibraltar
Connecting body
Connecting body
Narrow passage
Magellan, for one
C&W's George
Channel
The East River, technically
Dardanelles, e.g.
Cook or Bering
Channel
Magellan or Bering
Dardanelles, e.g.
Bosporus, for one
Isthmus : land :: __ : water
Sea access
Commercial passage
Narrow passage
____ of Magellan
Nautical passageway
____ of Gibraltar
Mariner's passage
Magellan, e.g.
Shipping route
Jacket or laced leader
Word with jacket or laced
Gibraltar or Hormuz
___ of Magellan
Hecate is one
Isthmus
View from Gibraltar
East River, e.g.
Emergency
Juan de Fuca, e.g.
Bering or Hudson
Passage off Gibraltar
Kind of jacket
Water passage
Magellan or Gibraltar
Formosa ___
The Narrows, for instance.
Waterway.
The Narrows, for example.
East River, for example.
Narrow waterway.
What Malacca is.
"___ Is the Gate."—André Gide.
Narrow pass.
Dover ___.
Gibraltar, for one.
Malacca, for one.
Bosporus.
Gide's "___ Is the Gate"
Difficulty
___-laced
Windward Passage, for example.
Difficult position.
One kind of jacket
Narrow water passage.
Narrow channel.
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