Be effusive
The crossword clue "Be effusive" is answered by GUSH, a 4-letter entry. Used 18 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GUSH
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GUSH answer page.
Used 18 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for GUSH
Every other clue in this collection answered by GUSH, most used first.
- Spew forth - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Talk effusively - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Overdo the praise - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Speak effusively - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Get overemotional - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Praise enthusiastically - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Spew - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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