Crossword answer
BUST
4 letters · Used for 27 different clues · 33 appearances · Last seen LA Times, August 21, 2026
Letter pattern
BUST
Clues that lead to BUST
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Head of a museum?4LA TimesAug 21, 2026
Badly damaged coach having trouble starting4Evening StandardAug 10, 2026
–4New York TimesAug 5, 2026
Piece made by sculptor completely out of dough4The IndependentJul 26, 2026
Arrest head (4)4The SunMay 17, 2026
Broken (4)4The SunMay 17, 2026
Arrest, as members of a drug ring4NYT MidiApr 22, 2026
Hit 22, say4New York TimesMar 27, 2026
Ignominious failure4New York TimesMar 10, 2026
Head-and-shoulders statue4Puzzle PageFeb 17, 2026
Upper part of a torso4Daily ThemedSep 17, 2025
Upper body sculpture4Daily ThemedJul 26, 2025
Broken stub, possibly4Evening StandardMay 31, 2025
Arrest in the art gallery4Evening StandardFeb 28, 2025
Upper body structure4Daily ThemedJan 11, 2025
___ a move (dance)4Daily ThemedJan 2, 2025
Shattered piece of sculpture?4Evening StandardDec 31, 2024
Head-and-shoulders sculpture4The IndependentAug 23, 2024
Bankrupt4Evening StandardAug 21, 2024
Stony sculpture4The IndependentMar 11, 2024
Small statue4Eugene ShefferDec 7, 2023
Shattered sculpture?4Evening StandardAug 1, 2023
Total failure4Eugene ShefferMar 15, 2023
Though ruined, you still get some bus tickets4Evening StandardNov 3, 2022
Partly built street reduced to ruins?4Evening StandardAug 15, 2022
Broken stub, maybe4Evening StandardAug 11, 2021
Statuette4Evening StandardAug 9, 2019
About BUST in crosswords
BUST is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 33 times in our database across 27 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Head of a museum?” in the LA Times crossword on August 21, 2026.
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Every appearance of BUST (33)
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Aug 21, 2026
Head of a museum? · LA Times · Across
Aug 10, 2026
Badly damaged coach having trouble starting · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Aug 5, 2026
– · New York Times · 41 Across
Jul 26, 2026
Piece made by sculptor completely out of dough · The Independent · 5 Across
May 17, 2026
Broken (4) · The Sun · 19 Across
May 17, 2026
Arrest head (4) · The Sun · 19 Across
Apr 22, 2026
Arrest, as members of a drug ring · NYT Midi · 18 Down
Mar 27, 2026
Hit 22, say · New York Times · 21 Down
Mar 10, 2026
Ignominious failure · New York Times · 59 Down
Feb 17, 2026
Head-and-shoulders statue · Puzzle Page · 16 Down
Sep 17, 2025
Upper part of a torso · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Jul 26, 2025
Upper body sculpture · Daily Themed · 51 Across
May 31, 2025
Broken stub, possibly · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Feb 28, 2025
Arrest in the art gallery · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jan 11, 2025
Upper body structure · Daily Themed · 30 Across
Jan 2, 2025
___ a move (dance) · Daily Themed · 56 Across
Dec 31, 2024
Shattered piece of sculpture? · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Aug 23, 2024
Head-and-shoulders sculpture · The Independent · 18 Down
Aug 21, 2024
Bankrupt · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Mar 11, 2024
Stony sculpture · The Independent · 24 Down
Dec 7, 2023
Small statue · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
Aug 1, 2023
Shattered sculpture? · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Mar 15, 2023
Total failure · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Nov 3, 2022
Though ruined, you still get some bus tickets · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Aug 15, 2022
Partly built street reduced to ruins? · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Aug 11, 2021
Broken stub, maybe · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jul 13, 2021
Badly damaged coach having trouble starting · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Mar 13, 2020
Arrest in the art gallery · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jan 9, 2020
Small statue · Eugene Sheffer · 4 Across
Aug 9, 2019
Statuette · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Feb 19, 2019
Broken stub, possibly · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Oct 4, 2018
Shattered piece of sculpture? · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jul 4, 2018
Bankrupt · Evening Standard · 6 Across