___ and hounds
The crossword clue "___ and hounds" is answered by HARE, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HARE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HARE answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for HARE
Every other clue in this collection answered by HARE, most used first.
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- Tortoise's rival - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Fabled loser - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Fabled race loser - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Aesopian also-ran - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
- Tortoise's opponent - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Long-eared hopper - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
- Fast runner - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Loser to the tortoise - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Rabbit's relative - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Aesop's also-ran - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
- Fabled also-ran - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Hound's quarry - used 20 times, most recently in 2015
- Rodent. - used 19 times, most recently in 1974
- Tortoise racer - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Fabled runner-up - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Lagomorph - used 15 times, most recently in 2008
- Long-eared animal - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Rabbit's cousin - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ Krishna - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- March ___ - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Rabbit's kin - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
- Fabled napper - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Fabled racer - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Leveret - used 11 times, most recently in 2000
- Long-eared leaper - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Overconfident racer of fable - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Aesop racer - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Hounds' quarry - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
- Jackrabbit, e.g. - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Relative of a rabbit - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Fabled fast starter - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Hound's prey - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
- Run swiftly. - used 9 times, most recently in 1974
- "The Tortoise and the ____" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Tortoise rival - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Tortoise's race rival - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Aesop's race loser - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Big-eared hopper - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Fabled braggart - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Long-eared mammal - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Loser of a fabled race - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Rabbit - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Aesopian loser - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Fabled underachiever - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
- Jack rabbit. - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
- Loser to a tortoise - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Rabbit kin - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Also-ran of fable - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Cocky Aesop character - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Hounds' prey. - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
- Long-eared lagomorph - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
- Racer of fable - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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