Crossword answer
BLUSH
5 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 17 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 23, 2026
Letter pattern
BLUSH
Clues that lead to BLUSH
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
React shyly to praise, perhaps5USA TodayAug 23, 2026
Turn scarlet5Puzzle PageMay 20, 2026
Redden5Evening StandardFeb 3, 2026
Show embarrassment5NewsdayOct 26, 2025
React to flirtation, say5New York TimesApr 9, 2025
Look embarrassed when the president gets out of a corner5Evening StandardMar 6, 2025
Look embarrassed when left in the shrubbery5Evening StandardFeb 11, 2025
(3/6) "For flushed cheeks, add some ___ (rose-tinted color pop) and layer it up with a generous amount of highlighter"5Daily ThemedJan 14, 2024
Look embarrassed, like a president touring Leatherhead5Evening StandardSep 19, 2019
About BLUSH in crosswords
BLUSH is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 17 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “React shyly to praise, perhaps” in the USA Today crossword on August 23, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ETHERVanish into the ___
AROMAScent from a kitchen
SAGESWise people
LARGESize above medium
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
DIDINTired out fully
FIREDDismissed
SQUIDOctopus cousin
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
ELVISThe Spanish girl's boy
MANGOI don’t want you, old bean, in fruit … (5)
OUNCEUnit of weight
SARGENCO nickname
ATLASHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders
Every appearance of BLUSH (17)
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Aug 23, 2026
React shyly to praise, perhaps · USA Today · 1 Down
May 20, 2026
Turn scarlet · Puzzle Page · 3 Down
Feb 3, 2026
Redden · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Oct 26, 2025
Show embarrassment · Newsday · Across
Apr 9, 2025
React to flirtation, say · New York Times · 1 Down
Mar 24, 2025
Redden · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 6, 2025
Look embarrassed when the president gets out of a corner · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Feb 11, 2025
Look embarrassed when left in the shrubbery · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 12, 2024
Redden · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Nov 9, 2023
Redden · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Aug 16, 2022
Redden · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Jul 23, 2020
Redden · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Sep 19, 2019
Look embarrassed, like a president touring Leatherhead · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 17, 2019
Redden · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Dec 4, 2018
Look embarrassed when the president gets out of a corner · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 8, 2018
Look embarrassed when left in the shrubbery · Evening Standard · 10 Across