Fasten

The answer

NAIL

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NAIL answer page.

Used 14 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 1997; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 2 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.

• PIN (16 uses in xd)
• AFFIX (14 uses in xd)
• ATTACH (12 uses in xd)
• SEAL (8 uses in xd)
• LASH (7 uses in xd)

Other clues for NAIL

Every other clue in this collection answered by NAIL, most used first.

• Hammer's target - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
• Hammer target - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Execute perfectly - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Do perfectly - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
• Get exactly right - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Catch red-handed - used 37 times, most recently in 2021
• Finger feature - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Perform perfectly - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Tack - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
• Tooth's partner - used 21 times, most recently in 2013
• Metal fastener - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• Catch - used 17 times, most recently in 2014
• Get just right - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Brad - used 15 times, most recently in 2005
• Fastener - used 15 times, most recently in 2007
• Manicurist's target - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Filed item - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Polish place - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Brad or spad - used 12 times, most recently in 1989
• Brad, e.g. - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• It gets hammered - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Spike. - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Ace - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Finger part - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Hammerer's target - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Place for polish - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Ammunition for a carpenter's gun - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Carpentry fastener - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Catch but good - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Catch in the act - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Collar - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Emery board target - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Finger or toe part - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Hit dead-center - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Kind of file - used 7 times, most recently in 2002
• Manicure target - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Manicurist's concern - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Polish site - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Secure. - used 7 times, most recently in 1985
• Tenpenny, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Accomplish flawlessly - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Apprehend - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Carpenter's fastener - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Detect and expose - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Nab - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Polish target - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Press-on item - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Something to file - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Tenpenny, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Tooth partner - used 6 times, most recently in 2016

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.

• Fasten - SEAL, used 8 times
• Fasten - LASH, used 7 times
• Fasten securely - SEAL, used 7 times
• Fasten with rope. - LASH, used 7 times
• Fasten - BIND, used 6 times
• Fasten, as buttons - DOUP, used 6 times

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