In need of liniment
The crossword clue "In need of liniment" is answered by ACHY, a 4-letter entry. Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ACHY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACHY answer page.
Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for ACHY
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACHY, most used first.
- Sore - used 179 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ Breaky Heart" - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
- Feeling sore - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Needing liniment - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- In need of a massage - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Hurting - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Stiff and sore - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Like overused muscles - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Like overworked muscles - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Sore all over - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Needing a massage - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ Breaky Heart" (Billy Ray Cyrus hit) - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Like sore muscles - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Needing aspirin - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Needing kneading, maybe - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Throbbing - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Needing kneading? - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Having sore muscles - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Needing a rubdown - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Stiff in the joints - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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- Baker's need - OVEN, used 72 times
- Tug-of-war need - ROPE, used 72 times
- Gumbo need - OKRA, used 56 times
- Etcher's need - ACID, used 40 times
- In need of directions - LOST, used 39 times
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