Tricky turn
The crossword clue "Tricky turn" is answered by ESS, a 3-letter entry. Used 24 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ESS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESS answer page.
Used 24 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1998. 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.
- SCURVE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ESS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ESS, most used first.
- Curvy letter - used 177 times, most recently in 2026
- Letter. - used 174 times, most recently in 1998
- Double curve - used 166 times, most recently in 2026
- Snaky shape - used 146 times, most recently in 2026
- Letter before tee - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
- Feminine suffix - used 122 times, most recently in 2022
- Twisty turn - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
- Pothook shape - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Road curve - used 70 times, most recently in 2024
- Curved letter - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- Curve - used 68 times, most recently in 2021
- Double-curve letter - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Tee preceder - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Slalom curve - used 60 times, most recently in 2021
- Half a figure eight - used 56 times, most recently in 2024
- Twisty letter - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Serpentine shape - used 42 times, most recently in 2025
- 19th letter - used 36 times, most recently in 2021
- Snaky letter - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Twisty shape - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Scrollwork shape - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Superman's symbol - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
- Suffix with lion - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Feminine ending - used 28 times, most recently in 2022
- Hook shape - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Tricky curve - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Self starter? - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Snaky curve - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
- Twisty curve - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Curvy character - used 24 times, most recently in 2021
- Double-curve shape - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Superman's insignia - used 23 times, most recently in 2019
- Winding curve - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
- Serpentine letter - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
- Slalom maneuver - used 22 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.
- U-turn from NNW - SSE, used 181 times
- U-turn from WSW - ENE, used 172 times
- U-turn from SSW - NNE, used 101 times
- U-turn from WNW - ESE, used 72 times
- Turn bad - ROT, used 71 times
- Sharp turn - ZAG, used 58 times
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