Source of misery
The crossword clue "Source of misery" is answered by BANE, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BANE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BANE answer page.
Used 24 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for BANE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BANE, most used first.
- Curse - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Scourge - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
- Ruination - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
- Cause of ruin - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Poison - used 31 times, most recently in 2014
- Nemesis - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Thorn in one's side - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Source of ruin - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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- Roe source - SHAD, used 132 times
- Sugar source - CANE, used 126 times
- Sugar source - BEET, used 100 times
- Fiber source - BRAN, used 84 times
- Source - ROOT, used 81 times
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