Thorny plant
The crossword clue "Thorny plant" is answered by BRIAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1966. 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
BRIAR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BRIAR answer page.
Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1966. 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.
- WAITABIT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BRIAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by BRIAR, most used first.
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- Prickly shrub - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Pipe type - used 19 times, most recently in 2020
- Pipe material - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Thorny shrub - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Pipe - used 9 times, most recently in 1991
- Prickly bush - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Tobacco pipe - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
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