Water carriers
The crossword clue "Water carriers" is answered by MAINS, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MAINS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MAINS answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- CANTEENS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MAINS
Every other clue in this collection answered by MAINS, most used first.
- Big pipes - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
- Conduits - used 14 times, most recently in 1992
- Water pipes - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Large water pipes - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Principal pipes - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Water conduits - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
Related clues
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- Water nymph - NAIAD, used 70 times
- Water vapor - STEAM, used 60 times
- Trait carriers - GENES, used 56 times
- Throw water on - DOUSE, used 47 times
- Water balloon sound - SPLAT, used 47 times
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