Ill-natured
The crossword clue "Ill-natured" is answered by ACID, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ACID
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACID answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- CRABBY (2 uses in xd)
- SNARLY (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ACID
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACID, most used first.
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- Corrosive chemical - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Biting - used 52 times, most recently in 2021
- Litmus reddener - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Corrosive stuff - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Etcher's need - used 40 times, most recently in 2022
- Corrosive liquid - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Low-pH substance - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- LSD - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Tart - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Kind of test - used 31 times, most recently in 2016
- Sour - used 29 times, most recently in 2021
- Corrosive compound - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Alkali neutralizer - used 24 times, most recently in 2018
- ___-washed jeans - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Etching liquid - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Etcher's fluid - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Kind of rock - used 20 times, most recently in 2021
- Battery contents - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Sharp - used 18 times, most recently in 2021
- Etching fluid - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
- Part of DNA - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Amino ___ - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Corrosive substance - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Kind of rock or rain - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- It has a low pH - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Low-pH stuff - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Citric __ - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- It turns litmus red - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Low-pH - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- ___ rock - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- The "A" in DNA - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Tums target - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Battery fill - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Etcher's supply - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
- Kind of rain - used 11 times, most recently in 2005
- Substance with a low pH - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Base's counterpart - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Base's opposite - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Corrosive - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Sarcastic - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- Vinegary - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Caustic stuff - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- DNA part - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- Prilosec target - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ rain - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- __ test - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Low-pH compound - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Part of RNA - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Sour-tasting - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Word with indigestion or test - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
- Word with rock or rain - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Caustic - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Litmus test substance - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Sour substance - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Base counterpart - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Battery liquid - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Biting, as wit - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Bitter - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Cutting - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Etching agent - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- It turns litmus paper red - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- The "A" of "DNA" - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Type of test - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Ill-mannered - RUDE, used 67 times
- Ill temper - BILE, used 60 times
- Ill-gotten gains - LOOT, used 41 times
- Ill humor - BILE, used 40 times
- Ill-gotten gains - PELF, used 39 times
- Ill-considered - RASH, used 34 times
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