Apply pressure to
The crossword clue "Apply pressure to" is answered by LEANON, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1997. 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
LEANON
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEANON answer page.
Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for LEANON
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEANON, most used first.
- Use for support - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Pressure - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Get support from - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Rest against - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Get emotional support from - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Seek support from - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Use as a crutch - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Pressure - STRESS, used 25 times
- Apply holy oil to - ANOINT, used 13 times
- Applies, as pressure - EXERTS, used 12 times
- Atmospheric pressure line - ISOBAR, used 10 times
- Undue pressure - DURESS, used 10 times
- Apply oil to - ANOINT, used 9 times
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