Abstruse
The crossword clue "Abstruse" is answered by DEEP, a 4-letter entry. Used 23 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DEEP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEEP answer page.
Used 23 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 9 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.
- RECONDITE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEEP
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEEP, most used first.
- Profound - used 297 times, most recently in 2026
- Thought-provoking - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Not shallow - used 27 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.
- Sandwich shop - DELI, used 288 times
- Consider - DEEM, used 287 times
- Unit of force - DYNE, used 242 times
- Facts and figures - DATA, used 223 times
- Challenge - DARE, used 216 times
- Judge - DEEM, used 213 times
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