Weapon in Clue
The crossword clue "Weapon in Clue" is answered by KNIFE, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
KNIFE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KNIFE answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026. 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.
- LEADPIPE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for KNIFE
Every other clue in this collection answered by KNIFE, most used first.
- Bowie's weapon - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
- Butter cutter - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Butter spreader - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Part of a place setting - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Clue weapon - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- "Mack the ___" - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
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.
- Cavalry weapon - SABER, used 88 times
- Jousting weapon - LANCE, used 82 times
- Knight's weapon - LANCE, used 59 times
- David's weapon - SLING, used 44 times
- Bloodhound's clue - SCENT, used 40 times
- Cavalry weapon - LANCE, used 39 times
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