Throat clearer
The crossword clue "Throat clearer" is answered by AHEM, a 4-letter entry. Used 75 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AHEM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AHEM answer page.
Used 75 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for AHEM
Every other clue in this collection answered by AHEM, most used first.
- "Excuse me ..." - used 198 times, most recently in 2026
- Throat-clearing sound - used 180 times, most recently in 2026
- "Pardon me" - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
- "Beg pardon ..." - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
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