Word: WAS

The word WAS has appeared in at least 404 clues on different crosswords.

Clue(s)
"I ___ only kidding!"
Third word of many limericks
Existed
Occurred
Lived
Used to be
Existed
Used to exist
Used to be
Had being
Used to be
Happened to be
"I ___ born this way" (Lady Gaga lyric)
Existed
"I ___ not expecting that!"
"Now . . . where ___ I?"
Used to be
No longer is
Existed
"That __ close!"
Lived
Existed
"Now, where — I?"
"Papa ___ a Rollin' Stone" (Motown classic)
Existed
Second word of "A Tale of Two Cities"
Stones "She ___ Hot"
Existed
Used to be
"That's what I ___ thinking"
"And She ___" (Talking Heads song)
Used to be
Used to be
"Papa ___ a Rollin' Stone" (Temptations song)
Equaled
Social Distortion "I ___ Wrong"
"Fuzzy Wuzzy ___ a bear ..."
"I ___ only kidding"
"Now, where — I?"
Maroon 5 song "The Way I ___"
"Well, that ___ awkward"
"That ___ then, this is now"
''There once __ a . . .''
Acted as
"Who ____ that masked man?"
"There once ___ . . ."
Existed
Second word of ''A Tale of Two Cities''
"And She ___" (Talking Heads tune)
"How the West ___ Won" (1962 film)
"That ___ close!"
Previously cost
Once cost
Existed
"What ___ I thinking?!"
"That ___ then, this is now"
Lived
"That ___ Yesterday" (Foreigner song)
Used to be
Had being
Lived
Never-___ (not even a has-been)
"Papa ___ a Rollin' Stone"
Equaled
"I wish I ___ [sic] homeward bound": Paul Simon
"Till There ___ You," song from "The Music Man"
Lived
Occupied a certain position
Occurred
Used to be
"Able ___ I ere I saw Elba"
"Fuzzy Wuzzy ____ a bear..."
"Now . . . where ___ I?"
Used to be
Maroon 5 song "The Way I ___"
"Well, that ___ unexpected"
Had life
"It ___ a dark and stormy night ..."
"How ___ it?"
"I ___ only joking!"
Is in the past?
Had existence
Had been
Kipling's "The Man Who ___"
No longer is
Existed
Had been
Took place
Part of "TW3"
Stones producer Don
Used to be
No longer is
"It ___ nice meeting you"
Lived and breathed
Used to be
"Fuzzy Wuzzy ____ a bear..."
Used to be
Word seen 11 times in the opening line of "A Tale of Two Cities"
Had existence
"It ___ fun while it lasted"
"I ____ only joking!"
Saw's anagram
"Now, where ___ I?"
"Who ____ that masked man?"
Used to be
Used to be
Existed
Used to be
Had existence
"Papa ___ a Rollin' Stone" (Motown classic)
Had been
"___ there ever any doubt?"
Used to be
Existed
"As I ____ saying..."
Existed
Used to be
Used to be
Used to be
Had been
"As I ___ saying ... "
"So, like I ___ saying ..."
Had lived
Lived
Used to be
No longer is
"Who ___ that masked man?"
"It ___ a Good Day" (1993 Ice Cube Top 20 song)
Used to exist
Took place
Used to be
Had life
"___ it something I said?"
Used to be
Had been
Existed
''Time __ . . .''
Had been
Lived
Became
"I ___ wondering ... "
Used to be
"That ___ close!" ("Whew!")
Lived
Used to be
"Wow, I ___ not expecting that!"
"What ___ I thinking?!"
"Fuzzy Wuzzy ____ a bear..."
"As I ___ saying..."
Took place
Used to exist
"I ____ a Teenage Zombie"
Existed
Is no longer
Existed
Is in the past
Used to be
Had been
"It ___ my pleasure"
Is in the past?
Previously cost
Is, in retrospect
"As I ____ saying..."
"Who ___ that masked man?"
Used to 5-Down
"Who ___ that masked man?"
Saw's anagram
"And She ___" (Talking Heads tune)
"I ___ only kidding!"
Had being
Existed
Lived
"Who ___ that masked man?"
"That __ fun!"
"Today ___ a Fairytale" (Taylor Swift song)
"___ it something I said?"
Maroon 5 song "The Way I ___"
Had life
What ___ I thinking?
Used to be
"What ___ that about?"
Used to be
Used to be
Existed
"Now, where ___ I?"
Existed
Third word of many a limerick
"How ___ I to know?"
Existed
Used to be
"What had happened ___ ..."
Existed
Existed
"That ___ a close one!"
I ____ just kidding!
"Where __ I?"
"That ___ really something else!"
"That ___ a close one!"
Bruno Mars hit "When I ___ Your Man"
Used to be
"Now, where ___ I ...?"
Lived
"I ___ Told There'd Be Cake" (essay collection by Sloane Crosley)
Had the role of
Existed
Used to be
Used to be
"It ___ a Good Day" (1993 Ice Cube Top 20 song)
Had the role of
Happened to be
"I __ had!"
See 24-Across
"A good time ___ had by all"
Used to be
Maroon 5 song "The Way I ___"
"What ___ I thinking?"
Used to be
"That __ close!"
"Whew! That ___ close!"
Existed
No longer is
"Who ___ that masked man?"
"I ___ only joking"
"That ___ my fault, sorry!"
Used to be
"What did you think ___ going to happen?"
Had existence
Existed
"That ___ then, this is now"
Used to be
Word in obituaries
Used to be
"I ___ wondering ... "
"How Green ___ My Valley"
"That ___ never my intention"
Used to be
"Papa ___ a Rollin' Stone" (Motown classic)
"What ___ I thinking?!"
Had been
"Who ____ that masked man?"
Portrayed
"How ___ it?"
Lived
Third word in many limericks
Existed
"It ___ a dark and stormy night ..."
Had being
"What ___ I saying?"
Lived
Used to be
"That __ fun!"
Used to be
"Fuzzy Wuzzy ____ a bear..."
"Papa ___ a Rollin' Stone" (Temptations classic)
Had life
"It ___ an accident!"
Had been
No longer is
"How ___ your day?"
Had been
Had existence
Portrayed
Took place
"Phew, that ___ a close one!"
Existed
Used to be
Exists no longer
Part of "TW3"
"___ it something I said?"
Functioned as
"I ___ just wondering ..."
No longer is
Lived and breathed
Used to be
Used to be
Used to be
Is in the past?
"Fuzzy Wuzzy ____ a bear..."
Had existence
"What ___ that about?"
"I ____ only joking!"
Used to be
"Who ____ that masked man?"
Used to be
"Well, that ___ awkward . . ."
Had been
Used to be
Is, in hindsight
"Nobody ever said life ___ fair"
Had existence
Existed
Had been
"That ___ easy!"
"What ___ I supposed to think?"
"It ___ a Good Day" (Ice Cube hit song)
"As I ____ saying..."
Had lived
"Now, where ___ I?"
Lived
"How Green ___ My Valley"
"When I ___ your age ..."
"When The Emperor ___ Divine" (Otsuka novel)
"It ___ fun while it lasted"
Used to be
Maroon 5 song "The Way I ___"
Used to exist
Took place
"That's what I ___ thinking!"
"How Green ___ My Valley"
Used to be
Had life
Had been
"Who ___ that masked man?"
Constituted
"I ___ Made for Lovin' You" (Kiss song)
Used to be
Lived
Existed
"Well, that ___ fun"
Had been
"It ___ fun while it lasted"
Constituted
"Time ___ ..."
Lived
Third word of many limericks
The Beatles' "Till There ___ You"
Past-tense "is"
Had being
"Phew, that ___ a close one!"
"When I ___ a kid ..."
"Fuzzy Wuzzy ____ a bear..."
Is no longer
Is no longer
Used to be
"That ___ a close one!"
Used to beend
Had been
"I ____ a Teenage Zombie"
"A fun time ___ had by all"
Existed
Took place
Used to exist
"Where ___ I?"
Had been
"... that our flag ___ still there"
Existed
Had been
"As It ___" (2022 Harry Styles hit)
"As I ____ saying..."
Used to 5-Down
Used to be
"___ there ever any doubt?"
Had being
Lived
"Now, where ___ I?"
Existed
"What ___ I thinking?"
Second word of many a limerick
"Well, that ___ awkward"
"This ___ never an issue before"
Had life
"That ___ a close one!"
"Time ___ …"
"I ___ wondering ... "
Were, for one?
"As It ___" (Harry Styles hit)
Used to be
"Now then, where ___ I?"
Used to be
Existed
Used to be
Used to be
"It ___ nice meeting you"
Existed
Existed
Existed
Existed
I ____ just kidding!
"That ___ fun!"
Existed
Is no longer
"That __ Then, This Is Now" (1971 S. E. Hinton novel)
Lived
"Now, where ___ I?"
"Now, where ___ I?"
Is in the past?
Used to be
"How Green ___ My Valley"
Used to be
"Hmm, where ___ I?"
Used to be
2022 Harry Styles hit "As It ___"
Existed
Happened to be
"Papa ___ a Rollin' Stone" (Motown classic)
Used to exist
"That ___ my next guess"
Lived
Existed
Existed
"Now, where ___ I?"
Occupied a certain position
Used to be
"Is" in the past tense