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__ and hearty

Answer: HALE - 4 letters

The crossword clue "__ and hearty" is answered by HALE, a 4-letter entry. Used 51 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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HALE

HALE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HALE answer page.

51Times used
27Distinct years
2026Most recent year
13Publications

Used 51 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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  • Robust - used 164 times, most recently in 2026
  • In fine fettle - used 50 times, most recently in 2026

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