Prod gently
The crossword clue "Prod gently" is answered by NUDGE, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
NUDGE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NUDGE answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 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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Other clues for NUDGE
Every other clue in this collection answered by NUDGE, most used first.
- Elbow - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
- Gentle reminder - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Gentle push - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Gentle prod - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Push gently - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Jog. - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Slight push - 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.
- Prod - EGGON, used 29 times
- Sponge gently - DABAT, used 20 times
- Floats gently - WAFTS, used 14 times
- Blot gently - DABAT, used 11 times
- Wash gently against - LAPAT, used 10 times
- Blows gently - WAFTS, used 7 times
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