Swelter
The crossword clue "Swelter" is answered by FRY, a 3-letter entry. Used 19 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FRY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FRY answer page.
Used 19 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for FRY
Every other clue in this collection answered by FRY, most used first.
- Saute - used 63 times, most recently in 2025
- Cook in oil - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Cook in hot oil - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Make tempura - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Young fish - used 12 times, most recently in 2008
- Cook in a wok - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Cook in fat - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Cook in deep fat - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Cook bacon - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Get too much sun - 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.
- To and ___ - FRO, used 341 times
- In favor of - FOR, used 304 times
- Distant - FAR, used 243 times
- Charge - FEE, used 214 times
- Enemy - FOE, used 212 times
- Nourished - FED, used 212 times
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