Main thrust
The crossword clue "Main thrust" is answered by BRUNT, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BRUNT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BRUNT answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for BRUNT
Every other clue in this collection answered by BRUNT, most used first.
- Main impact - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Main force - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Full force - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
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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- Main line - AORTA, used 42 times
- Main points - GISTS, used 38 times
- Sudden thrust - LUNGE, used 38 times
- Main blood vessel - AORTA, used 21 times
- Main idea - THEME, used 21 times
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