Schoolyard retort
The crossword clue "Schoolyard retort" is answered by ISTOO, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2006. 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
ISTOO
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ISTOO answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ISTOO
Every other clue in this collection answered by ISTOO, most used first.
- Playground retort - used 25 times, most recently in 2022
- "Life ___ short ..." - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- "Ain't so!" reply - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Childish comeback - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- "How much __ much?" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- "Not so!" reply - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- "This ___ much!" - used 6 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.
- "Am not!" retort - ARESO, used 49 times
- Playground retort - ARESO, used 42 times
- Playground retort - CANSO, used 30 times
- Playground retort - AMTOO, used 19 times
- "You are not!" retort - IAMSO, used 15 times
- "Are not!" retort - AMTOO, used 14 times
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