Sharp ridges
The crossword clue "Sharp ridges" is answered by ARETES, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ARETES
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARETES answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 5 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.
- HOGBACKS (1 uses in xd)
- SERACS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ARETES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ARETES, most used first.
- Mountain ridges - used 30 times, most recently in 2022
- Mountain crests - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
- Rugged ridges - used 14 times, most recently in 2014
- Rugged mountain ridges - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
- Ridges on ranges - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
- Glacial ridges - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Sharp mountain ridges - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Alpine crests - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
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.
- Sharp as a tack - ASTUTE, used 41 times
- Sharp - ASTUTE, used 26 times
- Glacial ridges - ESKERS, used 25 times
- Sharp-witted - ASTUTE, used 20 times
- Key with one sharp - EMINOR, used 13 times
- Mentally sharp - ASTUTE, used 12 times
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