Beast of burden
The crossword clue "Beast of burden" is answered by ASS, a 3-letter entry. Used 289 times across 56 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 36 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ASS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASS answer page.
Used 289 times across 56 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 36 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- LLAMA (19 uses in xd)
- BURRO (18 uses in xd)
- YAK (18 uses in xd)
- CAMEL (15 uses in xd)
- MULE (13 uses in xd)
Other clues for ASS
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ASS, most used first.
- Donkey - used 440 times, most recently in 2026
- Braying beast - used 179 times, most recently in 2026
- Burro - used 128 times, most recently in 2026
- Cart puller - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
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