Sharpens
The crossword clue "Sharpens" is answered by HONES, a 5-letter entry. Used 113 times across 48 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 28 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HONES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HONES answer page.
Used 113 times across 48 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 28 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.
- STROPS (6 uses in xd)
- GRINDS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HONES
Every other clue in this collection answered by HONES, most used first.
- Fine-tunes - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Sharpens - WHETS, used 64 times
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