Pinches
The crossword clue "Pinches" is answered by NIPS, a 4-letter entry. Used 36 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NIPS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NIPS answer page.
Used 36 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 12 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.
- CRIMPS (4 uses in xd)
- SWIPES (4 uses in xd)
- TWEAKS (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for NIPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by NIPS, most used first.
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- Small bites - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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