Hard to pin down
The crossword clue "Hard to pin down" is answered by EVASIVE, a 7-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
EVASIVE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EVASIVE answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1952. 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.
- DODGY (5 uses in xd)
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Related clues
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- Deep down - ATHEART, used 35 times
- Hard to pin down - ELUSIVE, used 22 times
- Calms down - SEDATES, used 16 times
- Hard rubber - EBONITE, used 15 times
- "Pencils down!" - TIMESUP, used 15 times
- Gave a hard time - HASSLED, used 12 times
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