Crossword answer
WIDOW
5 letters · Used for 16 different clues · 50 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, October 9, 2026
Letter pattern
WIDOW
Clues that lead to WIDOW
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Black ___ spider5The GuardianOct 9, 2026
Bereaved wife5Evening StandardJul 26, 2026
Her husband's departed, sadly5Evening StandardMay 30, 2026
Black ___ (highly-venomous spider)5Daily ThemedAug 11, 2025
Lady Anne, at the beginning of "Richard III"5New York TimesJun 22, 2025
See "1"5Evening StandardApr 10, 2025
Relict5Evening StandardMar 28, 2025
Husband's heir, perhaps ... or role for Jennifer Lawrence in the 2012 film "Silver Linings Playbook"5Daily ThemedAug 15, 2024
“The Merry —”5Eugene ShefferDec 5, 2023
She's been married at least once5Evening StandardDec 13, 2022
Black ___ (deadly spider)5Daily ThemedNov 16, 2022
Black ___, Scarlett Johansson's role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe5Daily ThemedSep 13, 2022
Merry character in operetta?5Evening StandardAug 25, 2022
"Black ___," 2021 Marvel film5Daily ThemedDec 11, 2021
"Black ___," 2021 Marvel movie on Natasha Romanoff5Daily ThemedDec 2, 2021
I had to appear in a big success with her5Evening StandardOct 3, 2019
About WIDOW in crosswords
WIDOW is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 50 times in our database across 16 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Black ___ spider” in the The Guardian crossword on October 9, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
PRIEDDug a little too deep
BRACEStabilizing piece
GOIPOStart selling shares on the stock market, in Wall St. slang
ARGOTJargon
EMIRSMideast leaders
EASEDRelaxed
NIECEFamily girl
APORTNautical direction
BOARSWild hogs
SPARKMuriel, that bright novelist
AGITAStress-induced discomfort
SOAKSSaturates
DONNA"The Bear" matriarch played by Jamie Lee Curtis
ODIUMHatred
Every appearance of WIDOW (50)
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Oct 9, 2026
Black ___ spider · The Guardian · 6 Across
Jul 26, 2026
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jun 28, 2026
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 1 Down
May 30, 2026
Her husband's departed, sadly · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Mar 17, 2026
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Jan 31, 2026
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jan 21, 2026
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jan 12, 2026
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Nov 27, 2025
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Oct 18, 2025
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Aug 11, 2025
Black ___ (highly-venomous spider) · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Jun 22, 2025
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jun 22, 2025
Lady Anne, at the beginning of "Richard III" · New York Times · 8 Down
Apr 10, 2025
See "1" · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Mar 28, 2025
Relict · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Oct 1, 2024
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Sep 9, 2024
Relict · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Aug 15, 2024
Husband's heir, perhaps ... or role for Jennifer Lawrence in the 2012 film "Silver Linings Playbook" · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Jul 6, 2024
Black — spider · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Down
Jun 18, 2024
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Dec 5, 2023
“The Merry —” · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across
Oct 7, 2023
Black ___ (highly-venomous spider) · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Sep 26, 2023
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Aug 28, 2023
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jul 11, 2023
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Dec 13, 2022
She's been married at least once · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Nov 29, 2022
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Nov 16, 2022
Black ___ (deadly spider) · Daily Themed · 15 Across
Sep 13, 2022
Black ___, Scarlett Johansson's role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Aug 25, 2022
Merry character in operetta? · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Feb 23, 2022
Black — spider · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Feb 8, 2022
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Dec 11, 2021
"Black ___," 2021 Marvel film · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Dec 2, 2021
"Black ___," 2021 Marvel movie on Natasha Romanoff · Daily Themed · 27 Across
Nov 8, 2021
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Aug 31, 2021
Black ___ spider · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Jun 21, 2021
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 10 Across
May 10, 2021
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Mar 25, 2021
Her husband's departed, sadly · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Dec 7, 2020
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Sep 28, 2020
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Sep 3, 2020
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Aug 19, 2020
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Apr 2, 2020
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Oct 31, 2019
Her husband's departed, sadly · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Oct 3, 2019
I had to appear in a big success with her · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Mar 11, 2019
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jul 17, 2018
Relict · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jun 27, 2018
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Mar 26, 2018
Bereaved wife · Evening Standard · 1 Down