Scourges
The crossword clue "Scourges" is answered by BANES, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BANES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BANES answer page.
Used 13 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 8 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.
- SWINGES (1 uses in xd)
- TERRORS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BANES
Every other clue in this collection answered by BANES, most used first.
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- Poisons - used 14 times, most recently in 2012
- Deadly poisons - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
- Ruinations - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Bugaboos - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Afflictions - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Causes of ruin - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Spoilers - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
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