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Mend socks

Answer: DARN - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Mend socks" is answered by DARN, a 4-letter entry. Used 23 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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DARN

DARN

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DARN answer page.

23Times used
19Distinct years
2025Most recent year
8Publications

Used 23 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for DARN

Every other clue in this collection answered by DARN, most used first.

  • "Phooey!" - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
  • "Rats!" - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
  • "Shucks!" - used 38 times, most recently in 2024
  • Mend - used 36 times, most recently in 2019
  • "Shoot!" - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
  • "Nuts!" - used 25 times, most recently in 2025

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