Crossword Clues Starting with E

173 crossword clues, each with the answer plus links to play the puzzles they appear in.

Equipment used to illuminate a set

LIGHTS (6) · LIGHT (5)

Evergreen tree with needles and cones

PINE (4)

Electronic mail sent to an inbox

EMAIL (5)

Elevated platform where the magic happens

STAGE (5)

Elevated area where the musicians perform.

STAGE (5)

Engineering genius who hand-built the company's first computer in 1976

WOZNIAK (7)

Enduring impact on sports and society recognized league-wide.

LEGACY (6)

Extremely frugal Brooklyn father who knows the exact price of everything his family wastes.

JULIUS (6)

Essential eyewear for driving directly into the sunset.

SUNGLASSES (10)

Establishment where members pay to perspire

GYM (3)

Element associated with the far North

ICE (3)

Essential ingredient for AI model training.

DATA (4)

Equipment used to hit the ball

RACKET (6) · BAT (3)

Evento in cui i modelli mostrano i capi in passerella

SFILATA (7)

Earth's middle line.

EQUATOR (7)

Element found in the gas plants absorb from air

CARBON (6)

Emergency medical treatment for injuries

FIRSTAID (8)

Elected official who leads a city or town's government

MAYOR (5)

Electric potential difference between two points

VOLTAGE (7)

Entity bound to a lamp, often offering three wishes

DJINN (5)

Essential skill involving rhythmic floor contact

DRIBBLING (9)

Eyewear for swimming

GOGGLES (7)

Extensive treeless plains in South America

PAMPAS (6)

European capital home to the Trevi Fountain and Pantheon

ROME (4)

Elaine beau's "Desp"-erate obsession suffix

ERADO (5)

Early stage of software testing

ALPHA (5)

Essential gear like the Exo K4 used to carry heavy loads of meat

BACKPACK (8)

Elliptical journey responsible for changing apparent sizes.

ORBIT (5)

Electrical path.

CIRCUIT (7)

Element with atomic number five

BORON (5)

Ensuring the AI goals match human values and intentions

ALIGNMENT (9)

Essential wire kitchen tool for aerating batters and whipping up stiff peaks.

WHISK (5)

Edgar, known for 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Baby Driver'

WRIGHT (6)

Eight bits, a unit of digital information

BYTE (4)

Explorer who thought he found India, then sailed on a misunderstanding.

COLUMBUS (8)

Explosive type of fastener used to separate rocket stages

BOLT (4)

Elegante animale dei boschi con grandi corna

CERVO (5)

Earth orbiter for communication.

SATELLITE (9)

English pilot becomes a pawn in feudal Japan

SHOGUN (6)

Easily spooked but loyal companion wearing green overalls.

LUIGI (5)

Explosives magnate who left a legacy of peace

NOBEL (5)

Egyptian plateau known for its Great Sphinx

GIZA (4)

Electronic device that holds a thousand vacation stories

KINDLE (6)

Extremely small piece of matter, like an atom or molecule

PARTICLE (8)

Egyptian queen known for her beauty and tragic end

CLEOPATRA (9)

Exclusive adjective describing the round of eight.

ELITE (5)

Elegant weapon getting a swizzle stick version at Disney's 2026 celebrations.

LIGHTSABER (10)

Energetic music genre

ROCK (4)

Engine component boosting power

TURBO (5)

Equipment used by a player to hit the ball

BAT (3)

Edge of the playing field

BOUNDARY (8)

Extended fabric trailing behind a dress, sometimes spanning the entire width of the red carpet.

TRAIN (5)

Essential rubber part of an F1 car

TYRE (4)

Eclipsed celestial body during the August 2026 total eclipse event.

SUN (3)

Extremely happy and excited

ELATED (6)

Evening light producer

FIREFLY (7)

English toffee bar

HEATH (5)

Electronic messages sent over the internet

EMAIL (5)

Essential advice for surviving a hot afternoon set.

HYDRATE (7)

Egg-laying mammal with a bill like a duck

PLATYPUS (8)

Emerge from a long winter's slumber.

AWAKEN (6)

Edificio che ospita collezioni di opere d'arte

MUSEO (5)

Engage in activity for enjoyment rather than work

PLAY (4)

Eroded terrain that definitely needs a timeout

BADLANDS (8)

Edible vessel for a frozen treat

CONE (4)

Earliest stage of a developing plant or animal, before birth or hatching

EMBRYO (6)

European nation that successfully proposed World Bee Day

SLOVENIA (8)

Entrance toll waived nationwide on August 25th

FEE (3)

Early, expensive 1983 personal computer named after the co-founder's daughter

LISA (4)

Eight-armed wonder, 'pus' out 'cot' for a quick nap.

OCTOPUS (7)

Extinct prehistoric giant that dwarfed modern marine hunters

MEGALODON (9)

Element vital for respiration

OXYGEN (6)

Edit, perhaps, for food intake.

DIET (4)

Enchantress whose song lures sailors to their doom

SIREN (5)

Enemies-to-lovers is a popular one

TROPE (5)

Electric vehicle company named after a famous Serbian-American physicist

TESLA (5)

Element that forms the backbone of modern computing chips

SILICON (7)

Eras Tour headliner who considers Gomez one of her oldest industry pals.

TAYLOR (6)

Electronic software often reviewed for entertainment value

GAMES (5)

Elemento fondamentale della bicicletta.

RUOTA (5)

Estado de aislamiento que inspiro las Soledades

SOLO (4)

Effetto atmosferico che Leonardo studiava per i suoi sfondi

PULVISCOLO (10)

Elaborate headpiece often featuring feathers, netting, and floral details.

FASCINATOR (10)

Extraterrestrial rock often blamed for the end of the Mesozoic era

METEOR (6)

Earth that remembers your touch

CLAY (4)

Empire responsible for constructing a renowned citadel in the Andes

INCA (4)

Energy that can change matter from one state to another

HEAT (4)

Enormous body of salt water covering most of Earth

OCEAN (5)

Earth-shaker who rules the deep blue

POSEIDON (8)

Energy transfer due to temperature difference

HEAT (4)

European space agency behind the Euclid telescope

ESA (3)

Edison, for one

INVENTOR (8)

Engine-driven machine that replaced horses on farms

TRACTOR (7)

Entry to hell or heaven

DOOR (4)

Eminem told you to do this to yourself in the music in 2002

LOSE (4)

Enclosure where thoroughbreds are paraded and saddled before taking the track.

PADDOCK (7)

Eucalyptus lover from down under

KOALA (5)

Equipment used to illuminate a movie set

LIGHTS (6)

Evergreen tree common in Olympic's forests.

FIR (3)

Element associated with dragons

FIRE (4)

Enamel vessel for sipping fireside cocoa.

MUG (3)

Each of a series of Hindu sacred treatises written in Sanskrit

UPANISHAD (9)

Erupting hydrothermal feature, like Steamboat.

GEYSER (6)

Emphatic overhead putaway that often ends a point.

SMASH (5)

European period of great artistic and cultural rebirth

RENAISSANCE (11)

Estilo rebuscado tambien llamado culteranismo

CULTO (5)

Electromagnetic radiation visible to the eye

LIGHT (5)

Essential tool for flipping patties over the flame

SPATULA (7)

Energy harvested directly from our nearest star

SOLAR (5)

Egyptian god of the afterlife and the underworld

OSIRIS (6)

Evaluator searching the college ranks for the next big star.

SCOUT (5)

Essential gear for a multi-day wilderness trip

BACKPACK (8)

Elite players often referred to as Galacticos

STARS (5)

Essential eye protection for driving westward into the sunset.

SUNGLASSES (10)

Extraterrestrial goo that enhances aggression.

SYMBIOTE (8)

Electronic mail sent to an address like gridgenius

EMAIL (5)

Electronic messages sent from one person to another

EMAIL (5)

Exclusive enclosure where mechanics and A-list celebrities cross paths.

PADDOCK (7)

Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of

ASSESS (6)

Echinoderm, a 'fish' that shines in the sea.

STARFISH (8)

Essential element for taking any photo

LIGHT (5)

Electrical potential difference

VOLTAGE (7)

European power whose army was defeated on the fifth.

FRANCE (6)

Earth that remembers the shape of your hands

CLAY (4)

Exclusive pass tier that grants access to better viewing areas.

VIP (3)

Elegantly stylish, very French for a bird sound.

CHIC (4)

Eccentric chocolate factory owner from Roald Dahl's beloved tale.

WONKA (5)

Earthy material used by potters and ceramicists

CLAY (4)

Earth's natural satellite

MOON (4)

Edison's peephole into moving pictures

KINETOSCOPE (11)

Essential hinged appliance that leaves a lasting impression.

IRON (4)

Elemento ottico fondamentale per i telescopi di Galileo

LENTE (5)

European nation that stepped in to replace Bangladesh

SCOTLAND (8)

Extravagant publicity or promotion

HYPE (4)

Eyewear to protect from bright light

SUNGLASSES (10)

Early morning period associated with springtime goddesses of light.

DAWN (4)

Enter by the narrow one for the wide path leads to destruction

GATE (4)

East-west measure.

LONGITUDE (9)

European capital city that hosts a massive multi-day March festival

DUBLIN (6)

Earth's axial extremity

POLE (4)

Energy from the sun that plants need to grow

LIGHT (5)

Egg laying mammal with a bill like a duck and a venomous spur

PLATYPUS (8)

El origen del sufrimiento humano segun la vision barroca

MAL (3)

Emcee of the evening, often a local celebrity

HOST (4)

Equipment worn by the person guarding the net

GLOVES (6)

Electronic mail sent to an address

EMAIL (5)

Evergreen that scents the mountain air

PINE (4)

Evaluated on a scale

RATED (5)

Essential tart citrus for a classic margarita or pad thai.

LIME (4)

Enrique Iglesias could be this if you just kiss him

HERO (4)

Egyptian lord of the underworld and judge of the dead

OSIRIS (6)

Extremely luminous active galactic nucleus, like the distant ones recently spotted by Euclid.

QUASAR (6)

Empire that ruled the Andes mountains

INCA (4)

Eponymous treat celebrated annually in early June [1.1.7]

DOUGHNUT (8)

Engineer whose namesake Parisian monument was initially criticized by artists

EIFFEL (6)

Environmental factors affecting a crop's character

TERROIR (7)

English term for a physical stance, such as "Child's" or "Cobra"

POSE (4)

Emphatic scoring play that gets the bench on its feet.

DUNK (4)

Essential footwear for a winger

BOOT (4)

Estado que confunde la realidad en la obra de Calderon

SUEO (4)

Equino africano caratterizzato dalle strisce bianche e nere

ZEBRA (5)

Emergency worker trained to give medical care at the scene

PARAMEDIC (9)

Elder colleague, a bit of an enigma.

SENPAI (6)

Essential instrument for observing distant cosmic phenomena

TELESCOPE (9)

Edible vessel that's famously gratis once a year

CONE (4)

Element shared with Virgo and Capricorn

EARTH (5)

Electronic mail used to send a newsletter

EMAIL (5)

Equipment for an outdoor excursion

GEAR (4)

Enormous bird of prey that could carry off an elephant

ROC (3)

Elevated platform for a brief, highly-photographed walk

STAGE (5)

Energy that makes things warm

HEAT (4)

Empire that lacked the wheel but mastered the mountain road

INCA (4)

Extra basketball played to break a tie, like in the thrilling Game 1 between San Antonio and OKC.

OVERTIME (8)

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