Harass
The crossword clue "Harass" is answered by BESET, a 5-letter entry. Used 64 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1930. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BESET
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Used 64 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1930. It appears in 11 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.
- MOLEST (11 uses in xd)
- BADGER (10 uses in xd)
Other clues for BESET
Every other clue in this collection answered by BESET, most used first.
- Plague - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Attack from all sides - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Under siege - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Assail - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- Hem in - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
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