Hose problem
The crossword clue "Hose problem" is answered by KINK, a 4-letter entry. Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. 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
KINK
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KINK answer page.
Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. 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.
- LEAKAGE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for KINK
Every other clue in this collection answered by KINK, most used first.
- Pain in the neck - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Neck problem - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Eccentricity - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Garden hose problem - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Faucet problem - DRIP, used 109 times
- Eye problem - STYE, used 81 times
- Shoelace problem - KNOT, used 81 times
- Unforeseen problem - SNAG, used 81 times
- Eyelid problem - STYE, used 78 times
- Plumbing problem - DRIP, used 68 times
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