Hacking knife
The crossword clue "Hacking knife" is answered by BOLO, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2010; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BOLO
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BOLO answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2010; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BOLO
Every other clue in this collection answered by BOLO, most used first.
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- Machete - used 37 times, most recently in 2007
- Western tie - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Western necktie - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Cowboy's neckwear - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Tie with a cord - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Philippine knife - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Philippine machete - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Tie with a clasp - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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.
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- "___ the Knife" - MACK, used 12 times
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