"Slippery" trees
The crossword clue ""Slippery" trees" is answered by ELMS, a 4-letter entry. Used 31 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ELMS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELMS answer page.
Used 31 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 8 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.
- REDELMS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ELMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ELMS, most used first.
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- National Mall trees - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Shade providers - used 35 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Slippery swimmers - EELS, used 72 times
- Rubber trees - ULES, used 51 times
- Sturdy trees - OAKS, used 41 times
- Mighty trees - OAKS, used 37 times
- Some Christmas trees - FIRS, used 28 times
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