Fiddler on the reef
The crossword clue "Fiddler on the reef" is answered by CRAB, a 4-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
CRAB
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CRAB answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for CRAB
Every other clue in this collection answered by CRAB, most used first.
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- Beach crawler - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Zodiac sign. - used 25 times, most recently in 1998
- Lobster relative - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Sourpuss - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
- Grump - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Complain - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Curmudgeon - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Zodiac animal - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Fiddler, for one - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Chesapeake Bay catch - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
- Grumpy person - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Lobster cousin - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Kvetch - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
- Zodiac crustacean - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Zodiac symbol - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Bellyacher - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- Complainer - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Grumpy one - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- "Hermit" crustacean - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Grouchy person - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Grouse - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Clawed crawler - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Crustacean. - used 7 times, most recently in 1986
- Grumpy sort - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Kind of apple. - used 7 times, most recently in 1993
- Beach creature - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Beach sidler - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Constant complainer - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Fiddler or hermit - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Grouchy sort - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Maryland delicacy - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Maryland specialty - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Sideways-walking crustacean - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- "The Deadliest Catch" catch - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- 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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