One doing heavy lifting
The crossword clue "One doing heavy lifting" is answered by CRANE, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
CRANE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CRANE answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for CRANE
Every other clue in this collection answered by CRANE, most used first.
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- Long-legged bird - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
- Lifting device - used 12 times, most recently in 2014
- Lifting machine - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Stretch one's neck - used 10 times, most recently in 2011
- Whooping ___. - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
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- Heavy lifter - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Hoisting machine - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Stretch - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
- "The Red Badge of Courage" author - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
- Weight lifter - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Wrecking-ball swinger - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Derrick - used 7 times, most recently in 1988
- Construction site hoist - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- "Frasier" surname - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Frasier's last name - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Stretch out one's neck - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- "Whooping" marsh bird - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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