Dud
The crossword clue "Dud" is answered by LEMON, a 5-letter entry. Used 39 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LEMON
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEMON answer page.
Used 39 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 9 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.
- FAILURE (5 uses in xd)
- FALSEALARM (2 uses in xd)
- BURGER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LEMON
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEMON, most used first.
- Citrus fruit - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
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