Swimming stroke
The crossword clue "Swimming stroke" is answered by CRAWL, a 5-letter entry. Used 19 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CRAWL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CRAWL answer page.
Used 19 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 6 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.
- BUTTERFLY (3 uses in xd)
- OVERARM (1 uses in xd)
- TRUDGEN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CRAWL
Every other clue in this collection answered by CRAWL, most used first.
- Move on all fours - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Move like a baby - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Rush-hour pace - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Swim stroke - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
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.
- Letter stroke - SERIF, used 40 times
- Billiard stroke - MASSE, used 35 times
- Stroke of luck - FLUKE, used 26 times
- Swimming pool measurement - DEPTH, used 22 times
- Tennis stroke - SMASH, used 22 times
- Swimming spots - POOLS, used 19 times
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