Source of ruin
The crossword clue "Source of ruin" is answered by BANE, a 4-letter entry. Used 22 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 11 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 22 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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 misery - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Poi source - TARO, used 178 times
- 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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