Protrude
The crossword clue "Protrude" is answered by BULGE, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BULGE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BULGE answer page.
Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 10 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.
- JUTOUT (3 uses in xd)
- STANDOUT (1 uses in xd)
- STICKOUT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BULGE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BULGE, most used first.
- Swell - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Stick out - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Protrusion - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Battle of the ___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Jut out - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Protuberance - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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- Misrepresent - BELIE, used 116 times
- Sanctify - BLESS, used 109 times
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