Crossword answer
NINES
5 letters · Used for 20 different clues · 28 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, August 21, 2026
Letter pattern
NINES
Clues that lead to NINES
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
999 (5)5The GuardianAug 21, 2026
Golf course halves5LA TimesAug 1, 2026
Note Spanish girl’s standard of perfection?5The IndependentJul 17, 2026
Figures ways to get to the New Inn5Evening StandardJul 8, 2026
Dressed to the ___ (5)5The GuardianJun 19, 2026
Numbers that look like upside-down sixes5Daily ThemedApr 2, 2026
Poker hand known as a "Wayne Gretzky"5New York TimesMar 20, 2026
Highest sudoku numbers5NewsdayMar 3, 2026
Price-ending digits, often5New York TimesDec 27, 2025
Top sudoku digits5NewsdayNov 12, 2025
Highest sudoku digits5NewsdaySep 17, 2025
Dressed to the --5Eugene ShefferAug 29, 2025
Dressed up figures?5Evening StandardMay 13, 2025
Most of 19995New York TimesFeb 25, 2025
Dressed to the ___5New York TimesJan 22, 2025
To the ___ (with style)5New York TimesJan 9, 2025
Yellow striped billiard balls5Daily ThemedSep 26, 2024
Figures to reform most sinners5Evening StandardJun 8, 2023
Figures to turn in all directions but west5Evening StandardMar 14, 2023
Those dressed up figures5Evening StandardFeb 8, 2023
About NINES in crosswords
NINES is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 28 times in our database across 20 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “999 (5)” in the The Guardian crossword on August 21, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
NAMEDIdentified
OLDIEThrowback hit
ISLETKey
MELEEFree-for-all
AWMAN"Get serious, bro!"
MONKSAbbey group
DODGEEvade
SHOESLoafers and sneakers
PLUMPFluff, like pillows
BOONE"Mystical Magical" singer Benson
GEARSCar transmission settings
SERGEDurable twilled woollen / worsted fabric (5)
DRUNK"Punch-__ Love": Paul Thomas Anderson film
TRESSLock of hair
Every appearance of NINES (28)
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Aug 21, 2026
999 (5) · The Guardian · 4 Down
Aug 1, 2026
Golf course halves · LA Times · Across
Jul 17, 2026
Note Spanish girl’s standard of perfection? · The Independent · 4 Down
Jul 8, 2026
Figures ways to get to the New Inn · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jun 19, 2026
Dressed to the ___ (5) · The Guardian · 18 Across
Apr 2, 2026
Numbers that look like upside-down sixes · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Mar 20, 2026
Poker hand known as a "Wayne Gretzky" · New York Times · 45 Down
Mar 3, 2026
Highest sudoku numbers · Newsday · Down
Dec 27, 2025
Price-ending digits, often · New York Times · 19 Across
Nov 12, 2025
Top sudoku digits · Newsday · Down
Sep 17, 2025
Highest sudoku digits · Newsday · Down
Aug 29, 2025
Dressed to the -- · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Down
May 13, 2025
Dressed up figures? · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Feb 25, 2025
Most of 1999 · New York Times · 69 Across
Jan 22, 2025
Dressed to the ___ · New York Times · 48 Down
Jan 9, 2025
To the ___ (with style) · New York Times · 30 Down
Sep 26, 2024
Yellow striped billiard balls · Daily Themed · 53 Across
Aug 25, 2023
Dressed to the — · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Jun 8, 2023
Figures to reform most sinners · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Mar 14, 2023
Figures to turn in all directions but west · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Feb 8, 2023
Those dressed up figures · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Feb 1, 2023
Figures to reform most sinners · Evening Standard · 13 Down
May 12, 2022
Dressed to the — · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Aug 9, 2021
Dressed to the — · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
May 25, 2021
Figures ways to get to the New Inn · Evening Standard · 14 Down
May 27, 2020
Dressed to the — · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Sep 3, 2019
Figures ways to get to the New Inn · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jan 28, 2019
Dressed up figures? · Evening Standard · 16 Down