Fireplace shelves
The crossword clue "Fireplace shelves" is answered by HOBS, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HOBS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HOBS answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 5 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.
- MANTELS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for HOBS
Every other clue in this collection answered by HOBS, most used first.
- Quoits pegs - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Fireplace ledges. - used 7 times, most recently in 1996
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.
- Fireplace fuel - WOOD, used 27 times
- Fireplace fuel - LOGS, used 26 times
- Fireplace residue - SOOT, used 17 times
- Fly off the shelves - SELL, used 17 times
- Like a dirty fireplace - ASHY, used 12 times
- Like a fireplace floor - ASHY, used 11 times
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