Crossword answer
DENSE
5 letters · Used for 37 different clues · 177 appearances · Last seen LA Times, August 11, 2026
Letter pattern
DENSE
Clues that lead to DENSE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Quite thick5LA TimesAug 11, 2026
To scatter seed around the 1st of November is stupid5Evening StandardAug 11, 2026
Packed in5New York TimesJul 29, 2026
Thick5Evening StandardJul 14, 2026
Doctor needs compact (5)5The GuardianJun 6, 2026
Like pound cake5LA TimesMay 19, 2026
Thickly packed5NewsdayMay 4, 2026
Packed tightly5NewsdayApr 19, 2026
Dull part of a wooden seat5Evening StandardMar 2, 2026
Tightly compressed5NewsdayMar 1, 2026
Thick poles set in the river5Evening StandardFeb 28, 2026
Like tungsten5New York TimesJan 24, 2026
Congested5NewsdayJan 23, 2026
Many possibly seen as stupid5Evening StandardJan 22, 2026
Solid part of a garden seat5Evening StandardDec 21, 2025
Tightly packed5NewsdayDec 9, 2025
Being stupid, needs revision5Evening StandardDec 6, 2025
Very crowded5NewsdayOct 26, 2025
Highly concentrated5NewsdayOct 23, 2025
Like a thick forest5Daily ThemedOct 1, 2025
Slow on the uptake5New York TimesAug 25, 2025
Possibly needs to be thick5Evening StandardAug 14, 2025
Jam-packed5NewsdayJun 15, 2025
Thick scattering of seed round the end of the garden5Evening StandardMar 4, 2025
Impenetrable5NewsdayFeb 7, 2025
Thick part of a wooden seat5Evening StandardJan 27, 2025
Thick scattering of seed around the end of the garden5Evening StandardJan 2, 2025
Like a thick jungle5Daily ThemedNov 16, 2024
No thin scattering of seed around the end of the garden5Evening StandardSep 30, 2024
Thick, like fog5Daily ThemedAug 27, 2024
Thick poles embedded in water5Evening StandardAug 7, 2024
Thick part of a garden seat5Evening StandardApr 16, 2024
Like a thick forest (anagram of "needs")5Daily ThemedDec 11, 2023
Being thick, needs to change5Evening StandardJan 19, 2023
However stupid, one can see that private rooms have a key5Evening StandardNov 14, 2022
To scatter seed around the end of autumn is stupid!5Evening StandardDec 30, 2021
Like matted growth from garden seed5Evening StandardJul 29, 2019
About DENSE in crosswords
DENSE is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 177 times in our database across 37 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Quite thick” in the LA Times crossword on August 11, 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 DENSE (177)
Click to expand · newest first
Aug 11, 2026
Quite thick · LA Times · Down
Aug 11, 2026
To scatter seed around the 1st of November is stupid · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jul 29, 2026
Packed in · New York Times · 33 Down
Jul 14, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Jun 28, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jun 6, 2026
Doctor needs compact (5) · The Guardian · 8 Across
Jun 3, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
May 30, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
May 20, 2026
Thick · Thomas Joseph · 33 Down
May 19, 2026
Like pound cake · LA Times · Across
May 18, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 5 Down
May 11, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
May 4, 2026
Thickly packed · Newsday · Across
Apr 23, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Apr 21, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Apr 19, 2026
Packed tightly · Newsday · Down
Mar 12, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Mar 8, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Mar 2, 2026
Dull part of a wooden seat · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Mar 1, 2026
Tightly compressed · Newsday · Across
Feb 28, 2026
Thick poles set in the river · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Feb 22, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Feb 17, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Feb 13, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Feb 4, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jan 24, 2026
Like tungsten · New York Times · 40 Down
Jan 23, 2026
Congested · Newsday · Down
Jan 22, 2026
Many possibly seen as stupid · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Jan 6, 2026
Thick · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Dec 21, 2025
Solid part of a garden seat · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Dec 9, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Dec 9, 2025
Tightly packed · Newsday · Down
Dec 6, 2025
Being stupid, needs revision · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Nov 20, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 13, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 2 Across
Nov 9, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Nov 8, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Oct 26, 2025
Very crowded · Newsday · Down
Oct 23, 2025
Highly concentrated · Newsday · Across
Oct 19, 2025
Tightly packed · New York Times · 123 Across
Oct 13, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Oct 1, 2025
Like a thick forest · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Sep 25, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Sep 15, 2025
Tightly packed · Eugene Sheffer · 58 Across
Aug 26, 2025
Tightly packed · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Aug 25, 2025
Thickly packed · Newsday · Across
Aug 25, 2025
Slow on the uptake · New York Times · 67 Across
Aug 18, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Aug 14, 2025
Possibly needs to be thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Aug 12, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Aug 6, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Aug 4, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jul 28, 2025
Thick · The Independent · 3 Down
Jul 2, 2025
Tightly packed · Newsday · Down
Jun 15, 2025
Jam-packed · Newsday · Down
Jun 12, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 23, 2025
Tightly packed · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
May 20, 2025
Like pound cake · New York Times · 49 Across
May 4, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 24, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Apr 18, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Mar 10, 2025
Thick · New York Times · 46 Down
Mar 4, 2025
Thick scattering of seed round the end of the garden · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Feb 7, 2025
Impenetrable · Newsday · Down
Jan 30, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jan 27, 2025
Thick part of a wooden seat · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jan 7, 2025
Thick · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 2, 2025
Thick scattering of seed around the end of the garden · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Dec 31, 2024
Thick · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Dec 12, 2024
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 16, 2024
Like a thick jungle · Daily Themed · 40 Down
Nov 1, 2024
Thick · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Oct 31, 2024
Thick · The Independent · 8 Down
Oct 25, 2024
Thick · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Sep 30, 2024
No thin scattering of seed around the end of the garden · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Aug 27, 2024
Thick, like fog · Daily Themed · 18 Across
Aug 7, 2024
Thick poles embedded in water · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jul 18, 2024
Thick · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jun 29, 2024
Jam-packed · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Jun 18, 2024
Thick · Evening Standard · 38 Across
May 24, 2024
Thick · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Apr 16, 2024
Thick part of a garden seat · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Apr 15, 2024
Thick scattering of seed around the end of the garden · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Mar 5, 2024
Thick · The Independent · 22 Across
Feb 5, 2024
Thick · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Dec 11, 2023
Like a thick forest (anagram of "needs") · Daily Themed · 4 Down
Nov 20, 2023
Thick · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Oct 5, 2023
Thick · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Sep 19, 2023
Thick · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jul 21, 2023
Thick · Evening Standard · 40 Across
May 26, 2023
Tightly packed · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Apr 12, 2023
Thick · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Feb 28, 2023
Thick · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Feb 22, 2023
Thick · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Feb 7, 2023
Thick · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jan 19, 2023
Being thick, needs to change · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Dec 14, 2022
Thick · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Nov 23, 2022
Thick · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Nov 19, 2022
Tightly packed · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Down
Nov 14, 2022
However stupid, one can see that private rooms have a key · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Nov 7, 2022
Thick part of a wooden seat · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Aug 5, 2022
Thick · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Mar 17, 2022
Thick part of a wooden seat · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Mar 8, 2022
Thick scattering of seed around the end of the garden · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Feb 11, 2022
Thick · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Feb 1, 2022
Thick · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Jan 28, 2022
Tightly packed · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Across
Jan 18, 2022
Thick · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Jan 13, 2022
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Dec 30, 2021
To scatter seed around the end of autumn is stupid! · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Dec 13, 2021
Thick · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Nov 29, 2021
Thick · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Nov 9, 2021
Thick · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Sep 29, 2021
Thick · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Sep 28, 2021
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Sep 1, 2021
Like a thick forest? · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Aug 24, 2021
Thick scattering of seed around the end of the garden · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jul 14, 2021
To scatter seed around the 1st of November is stupid · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jun 16, 2021
Thick · Evening Standard · 2 Across
May 10, 2021
Thick · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Apr 1, 2021
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Mar 25, 2021
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Mar 5, 2021
Thick · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Feb 25, 2021
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Feb 1, 2021
Thick · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Dec 16, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Nov 30, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Nov 12, 2020
Dull part of a wooden seat · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Nov 10, 2020
Thick poles set in the river · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 9, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Oct 6, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 14, 2020
Many possibly seen as stupid · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Sep 9, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Aug 18, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Aug 12, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Aug 11, 2020
Tightly packed · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Across
Aug 10, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Aug 6, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jul 8, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Jun 29, 2020
Being stupid, needs revision · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jun 26, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Jun 22, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Jun 2, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Across
May 29, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 42 Across
May 12, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Apr 21, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 2 Across
Apr 14, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 9, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Feb 25, 2020
Thick · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Dec 26, 2019
Possibly needs to be thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Dec 19, 2019
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Dec 11, 2019
Thick · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Dec 3, 2019
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 13, 2019
Thick · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Oct 31, 2019
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Sep 27, 2019
Thick · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Aug 1, 2019
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Jul 29, 2019
Like matted growth from garden seed · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Mar 28, 2019
Thick · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Mar 1, 2019
Thick · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Feb 7, 2019
Thick · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Nov 29, 2018
Thick scattering of seed round the end of the garden · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Oct 31, 2018
Thick part of a wooden seat · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Oct 23, 2018
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Oct 9, 2018
Thick scattering of seed around the end of the garden · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 27, 2018
Thick · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Sep 10, 2018
Thick · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Sep 4, 2018
Thick · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Sep 3, 2018
Thick · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Jul 10, 2018
No thin scattering of seed around the end of the garden · Evening Standard · 30 Across
May 17, 2018
Thick poles embedded in water · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Apr 23, 2018
Thick · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Apr 11, 2018
Thick · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Mar 26, 2018
Thick · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Feb 8, 2018
Thick part of a garden seat · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Feb 7, 2018
Thick scattering of seed around the end of the garden · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jan 8, 2018
Thick · Evening Standard · 33 Across