Crossword answer
PATELLA
7 letters · Used for 7 different clues · 13 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 10, 2026
Letter pattern
PATELLA
Clues that lead to PATELLA
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Meat spread all around bone7The IndependentAug 10, 2026
Kneecap7Evening StandardMay 12, 2026
Knee-cap7Evening StandardNov 7, 2025
The head? All wrong. It's part of the knee7Evening StandardOct 10, 2025
One shielding joint quietly had knocked back a couple of lines7The IndependentAug 4, 2024
Caress a girl on the knee7Evening StandardJan 11, 2022
One bone between two people7Evening StandardSep 29, 2021
About PATELLA in crosswords
PATELLA is a 7-letter answer that has appeared 13 times in our database across 7 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Meat spread all around bone” in the The Independent crossword on August 10, 2026.
Other 7-letter answers
ALIASESFake names
SEAFOODScallops, shrimp, etc.
BARCODEMachine-readable stripes – how to behave in a pub? (7)
FLORISTFlower seller (7)
HARSHERLess gentle
REVEREDRespected
HASTENSPicks up the pace
GAMELANMatch tactics having quietly ignored SE Asian players
GRAPHICVividly descriptive – chip rag (anag) (7)
ENDUSERAfter embroidering, sender wraps uniform for purchaser (3,4)
EROSIONProcess of wearing away
SLIVERSSplinters (7)
ERASURETimes regularly queried showing synth-pop duo
LEFTISTPink paper is tucked inside permit, red (7)
Every appearance of PATELLA (13)
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Aug 10, 2026
Meat spread all around bone · The Independent · 25 Across
May 12, 2026
Kneecap · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 7, 2025
Knee-cap · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Oct 10, 2025
The head? All wrong. It's part of the knee · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jan 16, 2025
Kneecap · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Oct 19, 2024
Kneecap · The Independent · 7 Down
Aug 4, 2024
One shielding joint quietly had knocked back a couple of lines · The Independent · 20 Across
Jan 11, 2022
Caress a girl on the knee · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Sep 29, 2021
One bone between two people · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Mar 1, 2021
Kneecap · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Apr 13, 2020
Kneecap · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Sep 16, 2019
Kneecap · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Oct 9, 2018
Kneecap · Evening Standard · 19 Down