Hired thugs
The crossword clue "Hired thugs" is answered by GOONS, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GOONS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GOONS answer page.
Used 16 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 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.
- GOONSQUAD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for GOONS
Every other clue in this collection answered by GOONS, most used first.
- Thugs - used 20 times, most recently in 2020
- Hired muscle - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Hoodlums - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Thugs - HOODS, used 6 times
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