Black-and-blue
The crossword clue "Black-and-blue" is answered by LIVID, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2002; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LIVID
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LIVID answer page.
Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2002; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 3 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.
- BRUISED (2 uses in xd)
- BEATENUP (1 uses in xd)
- BERRIES (1 uses in xd)
- DISCOLORED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LIVID
Every other clue in this collection answered by LIVID, most used first.
- Enraged - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
- Hopping mad - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
- Furious - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Incensed - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Extremely angry - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Fit to be tied - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Up and about - ASTIR, used 274 times
- Sky blue - AZURE, used 146 times
- On the up and up - LEGIT, used 124 times
- Out-and-out - UTTER, used 117 times
- "Pomp and Circumstance" composer - ELGAR, used 99 times
- Flora and fauna - BIOTA, used 81 times
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