Beast of burden
The crossword clue "Beast of burden" is answered by MULE, a 4-letter entry. Used 13 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MULE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MULE answer page.
Used 13 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1924. 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.
Other clues for MULE
Every other clue in this collection answered by MULE, most used first.
- Stubborn animal - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Stubborn beast - used 37 times, most recently in 2024
- Symbol of stubbornness - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Stubborn one - used 24 times, most recently in 2020
- Lounging slipper - used 21 times, most recently in 2016
- Slipper. - used 20 times, most recently in 2002
- Pack animal - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Backless shoe - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Stubborn equine - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Backless slipper - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Stubborn sort - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
- Stubborn critter - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Army mascot - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
- Cart puller - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- West Point mascot - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Drug smuggler - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Obstinate one - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
- Hybrid equine - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Stubborn farm animal - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Epitome of stubbornness - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Prospector's beast - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
Related clues
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- Burden - ONUS, used 687 times
- Burden - LOAD, used 128 times
- Heavy burden - ONUS, used 102 times
- Burden of proof - ONUS, used 86 times
- Beasts of burden - OXEN, used 82 times
- Fairy tale beast - OGRE, used 50 times
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