Prepares for war
The crossword clue "Prepares for war" is answered by ARMS, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ARMS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARMS answer page.
Used 25 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. 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.
- EMBATTLES (1 uses in xd)
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Every other clue in this collection answered by ARMS, most used first.
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