Stinging remarks
The crossword clue "Stinging remarks" is answered by BARBS, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BARBS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BARBS answer page.
Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for BARBS
Every other clue in this collection answered by BARBS, most used first.
- Zingers - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Cutting remarks - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Fishhook features - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Unkind comments - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Verbal digs - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Biting remarks - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Pointed remarks - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Opening remarks - INTRO, used 47 times
- Stinging insects - WASPS, used 41 times
- Stinging - ACRID, used 14 times
- Catty remarks - MEOWS, used 12 times
- Like some remarks - SNIDE, used 11 times
- Witty remarks - QUIPS, used 10 times
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