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Confine

Answer: HEMIN - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Confine" is answered by HEMIN, a 5-letter entry. Used 21 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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HEMIN

HEMIN

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HEMIN answer page.

21Times used
14Distinct years
2022Most recent year
11Publications

Used 21 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for HEMIN

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  • Surround - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
  • Encircle - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
  • Cut off from escape - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
  • Corner - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
  • Restrict - used 6 times, most recently in 2020

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