On the rocks
The crossword clue "On the rocks" is answered by ICED, a 4-letter entry. Used 136 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ICED
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ICED answer page.
Used 136 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 23 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- OVERICE (8 uses in xd)
- HIGHANDDRY (1 uses in xd)
- WITHICE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ICED
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ICED, most used first.
- Frosted - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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