Wind in a pit
The crossword clue "Wind in a pit" is answered by OBOE, a 4-letter entry. Used 30 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OBOE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OBOE answer page.
Used 30 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OBOE
Every other clue in this collection answered by OBOE, most used first.
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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.
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
- Out of the wind - ALEE, used 179 times
- Strong wind - GALE, used 156 times
- Get wind of - HEAR, used 132 times
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- Wind indicator - VANE, used 63 times
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