Rounds of applause
The crossword clue "Rounds of applause" is answered by HANDS, a 5-letter entry. Used 18 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1943. 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
HANDS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HANDS answer page.
Used 18 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 7 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.
- SALVOS (4 uses in xd)
- OVATIONS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HANDS
Every other clue in this collection answered by HANDS, most used first.
- Ranch workers - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Clock parts - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Ranch crew - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Acknowledged applause - BOWED, used 15 times
- Round of applause - SALVO, used 10 times
- Tourney rounds - SEMIS, used 8 times
- Tournament rounds - SEMIS, used 7 times
- Went a few rounds - BOXED, used 7 times
- Rounds before finals - SEMIS, used 6 times
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