Prickly shrub
The crossword clue "Prickly shrub" is answered by BRIAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 30 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BRIAR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BRIAR answer page.
Used 30 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 14 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.
- BRAMBLE (10 uses in xd)
- GORSE (8 uses in xd)
- GOOSEBERRY (1 uses in xd)
- HAWTHORN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BRIAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by BRIAR, most used first.
- Prickly plant - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Prickly plants - CACTI, used 67 times
- "Poison" shrub - SUMAC, used 46 times
- Fragrant shrub - LILAC, used 24 times
- Medicinal shrub - SENNA, used 22 times
- Prickly plant - BRIER, used 21 times
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