Hit below the belt
The crossword clue "Hit below the belt" is answered by KNEED, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
KNEED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KNEED answer page.
Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 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.
- PLAYDIRTY (2 uses in xd)
- FIGHTDIRTY (1 uses in xd)
- MAKEABADPUNCH (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for KNEED
Every other clue in this collection answered by KNEED, most used first.
- Kicked, in a way - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Knock-__ - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Weak-__ (timid) - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Hit with a joint - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- Attacked jointly? - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Delivered a low blow? - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Struck with the patella - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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