Champing at the bit
The crossword clue "Champing at the bit" is answered by EAGER, a 5-letter entry. Used 48 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EAGER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EAGER answer page.
Used 48 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 15 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.
- RARINGTOGO (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for EAGER
Every other clue in this collection answered by EAGER, most used first.
- Raring to go - used 171 times, most recently in 2026
- Rarin' to go - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Avid - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
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