Act the mother hen
The crossword clue "Act the mother hen" is answered by FUSS, a 4-letter entry. Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
FUSS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FUSS answer page.
Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for FUSS
Every other clue in this collection answered by FUSS, most used first.
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- Bother - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
- To-do - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Hubbub - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Bustle - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
- Tempest in a teapot - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Brouhaha - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Hullabaloo - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Stir - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
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