Loose cannon
The crossword clue "Loose cannon" is answered by MENACE, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. 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
MENACE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MENACE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. 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.
- HOTHEAD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MENACE
Every other clue in this collection answered by MENACE, most used first.
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- Threat - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- "Dennis the ___" - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Dennis, for one - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Dennis, to Mr. Wilson - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Loose overcoat - RAGLAN, used 21 times
- Loose overcoat - ULSTER, used 20 times
- Water cannon target - RIOTER, used 10 times
- Loose - UNTIED, used 9 times
- Break loose - ESCAPE, used 6 times
- Loose coins - CHANGE, used 6 times
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