Crossword Clues Starting with I

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

Island nation co-hosting the 2026 T20 World Cup

LANKA (5) · SRILANKA (8)

Interior compartment, small house.

CABIN (5)

Individual who gains unauthorized access to systems

HACKER (6)

Interface for applications to communicate

API (3)

Instrument for viewing small objects

MICROSCOPE (10)

Illegal contact during play

FOUL (4)

Invisible force that turns a blooming tree into a flurry of falling color.

BREEZE (6)

I top, ren, perhaps, for a crucial nutrient.

PROTEIN (7)

Italian town, home of Ferrari HQ

MARANELLO (9)

Instrument for viewing distant objects

TELESCOPE (9)

Imitate the behavior of a system

SIMULATE (8)

Infraction called when an attacker strays behind the last defender too early.

OFFSIDE (7)

Illuminated sign outside announcing the star attractions

MARQUEE (7)

Invisible aerodynamic weight keeping the cars glued to the tarmac.

DOWNFORCE (9)

India's Hindi language film industry

BOLLYWOOD (9)

It can be any letter, but it won't help your tally

BLANK (5)

It's getting 'hinc' out, a print process.

ETCHING (7)

Infrastructure often used to deploy AI models.

CLOUD (5)

Iconic Ferrari color, Italian for red

ROSSO (5)

It's kneaded for bread, also slang for cash

DOUGH (5)

Italian writer who took readers on a tour of the Inferno.

DANTE (5)

Indiana quarterback Fernando, heavily projected as the 2026 top overall pick.

MENDOZA (7)

International sensation challenging for the Women's World title.

VAQUER (6)

Irish star ready to settle bad blood with his former protege.

BALOR (5)

Illegal delivery bowled too far from the batter to hit

WIDE (4)

Iconic Japanese gaming company co-producing the cinematic franchise.

NINTENDO (8)

It's my toe, rearranged, a famous California park.

YOSEMITE (8)

Italian prancing horse, if rare, fir will be found.

FERRARI (7)

Idea runs, perhaps, for medieval system.

FEUDALISM (9)

Inventor Alfred's profession before the 1930s depression hit

ARCHITECT (9)

It's about the heart, dear, I'm told.

CARDIO (6)

Iconic V12 supercar named after a fighting bull

AVENTADOR (9)

Interconnected group, like a neural one

NETWORK (7)

Interface for developers to access OpenAI's technology.

API (3)

Italian explorer credited with reaching the Americas

COLUMBUS (8)

Inventor known for his work with alternating current

TESLA (5)

It's worn with a coat, but only around the middle

WAISTCOAT (9)

Indigenous language still spoken in parts of the old country

GAELIC (6)

Illegal movement with the ball

TRAVEL (6)

Instructions for a computer program

CODE (4)

Initial day of a newly discovered vulnerability

ZERO (4)

In 2013, a tech giant jokingly introduced a search feature utilizing this sensory organ.

NOSE (4)

Intrinsic angular momentum of a particle

SPIN (4)

Informal term for the sport taking over TVs every March

HOOPS (5)

International multi-sport event

GAMES (5)

Infectious agent that can only replicate inside living cells

VIRUS (5)

Ionic compound, often found in shakers

SALT (4)

Insect with colorful wings, undergoes metamorphosis

BUTTERFLY (9)

Interstellar vessel serving as the primary setting.

SHIP (4)

It might start with 'As we look to the future...'

SPEECH (6)

It hangs from the hoop

NET (3)

Initially, a press for mass production of lies, perhaps?

PRINTING (8)

Is more cast, oddly, for Athenian exile.

OSTRACISM (9)

Invisible line through the Earth that determines our relationship with the sun.

AXIS (4)

Interior space for driver and passenger

CABIN (5)

Instruction for a dog to walk calmly right beside your leg.

HEEL (4)

Iconic brew central to the viral "Splitting the G" drinking challenge

GUINNESS (8)

Italian rice dish, 'I sort' it out

RISOTTO (7)

Iconic blonde actress and fifties sex symbol

MONROE (6)

It's endless, wild, and untouched by humans.

WILDERNESS (10)

Infinite alternate realities, the focus of the current saga

MULTIVERSE (10)

Irish slang for fun, gossip, and a thoroughly good time at the pub.

CRAIC (5)

Interface for software components to communicate

API (3)

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