Rough stuff
The crossword clue "Rough stuff" is answered by EMERY, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
EMERY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMERY answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 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.
- HORSEPLAY (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for EMERY
Every other clue in this collection answered by EMERY, most used first.
- Abrasive powder - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Manicurist's board - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Nail file material - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Corundum - used 42 times, most recently in 1997
- Abrasive. - used 33 times, most recently in 2001
- Abrasive material - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Manicurist's abrasive - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- __ board (manicurist's tool) - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
- __ board; nail file - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Abrasive mineral - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- ___ board - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Abrasive board - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Nail smoother - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Manicurist's material - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Manicurist's tool - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Abrasive substance - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
- Filing aid - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
- Abrasive cloth - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
- Kind of board - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Polishing powder - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Abrasive stuff - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Filing material - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Board material - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Board for nails - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- File material - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Polishing agent - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Type of board - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Manicurist's board material - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Nail file mineral - used 6 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.
- Explosive stuff - NITRO, used 37 times
- Hard stuff - BOOZE, used 36 times
- Rough woolen fabric - TWEED, used 27 times
- Bottom-of-the-barrel stuff - DREGS, used 25 times
- Hot stuff - SALSA, used 23 times
- Rough guesses - STABS, used 21 times
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