Oppressively heavy
The crossword clue "Oppressively heavy" is answered by LEADEN, a 6-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LEADEN
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEADEN answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LEADEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEADEN, most used first.
- Sluggish - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Heavy - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Hard to lift - used 8 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.
- Heavy hammer - SLEDGE, used 75 times
- Heavy overcoat - ULSTER, used 20 times
- Heavy hitter - SLEDGE, used 19 times
- Heavy burdens - ONUSES, used 10 times
- Heavy shoe - BROGAN, used 10 times
- Heavy, as a favorite - ODDSON, used 6 times
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