Crossword clues - Answer
CRANK
CRANK is a 5-letter crossword answer with 5 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 40 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CRANK
CRANK
5Letters
5Clues in collection
40Combined xd usages
2026Most recent year
Combined usages add the xd usage counts of every clue below. Frequency figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Every clue for CRANK in this collection
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- Grouch - used 12 times across 11 distinct years, most recently in 2023
- Model T starter - used 9 times across 8 distinct years, most recently in 2023
- Curmudgeon - used 7 times across 7 distinct years, most recently in 2023
- Antique-car starter - used 6 times across 6 distinct years, most recently in 2017
- Jack-in-the-box handle - used 6 times across 5 distinct years, most recently in 2026
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