Hostile advance
The crossword clue "Hostile advance" is answered by INROAD, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. 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
INROAD
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INROAD answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for INROAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by INROAD, most used first.
- Encroachment - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Bit of progress - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Foray - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Advance - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Damaging encroachment - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Tactical advancement - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
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.
- Advance again - RELOAN, used 8 times
- Adjust in advance - PRESET, used 7 times
- Hostile feeling - ANIMUS, used 6 times
- Settle in advance - PREPAY, used 6 times
- Settle up in advance - PREPAY, used 6 times
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