__ the fat
The crossword clue "__ the fat" is answered by CHEW, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CHEW
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CHEW answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for CHEW
Every other clue in this collection answered by CHEW, most used first.
- Masticate - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Enjoy some gum - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Consider, with "on" - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
- Prepare to swallow - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Ruminate. - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
- Work on jerky - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Enjoy bubble gum - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Meditate (on) - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Munch - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
- Scold, with "out" - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Enjoy, as gum - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Enjoy gum - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Gnaw - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Use the maxilla and mandible - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Get one's teeth into - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Mull (over) - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Munch on - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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