Use as a crutch

The answer

LEANON

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEANON answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• Apply pressure to - used 11 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

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.

• Use mouthwash - GARGLE, used 23 times
• Is of use - AVAILS, used 22 times
• Is of use to - AVAILS, used 16 times
• Use up - EXPEND, used 15 times
• Use - EMPLOY, used 14 times
• Use logic - REASON, used 13 times

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