Burden
The crossword clue "Burden" is answered by ONUS, a 4-letter entry. Used 687 times across 81 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 48 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ONUS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ONUS answer page.
Used 687 times across 81 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 48 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- LOAD (128 uses in xd)
- TAX (35 uses in xd)
- LADE (21 uses in xd)
- SADDLE (5 uses in xd)
- HARDSHIP (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ONUS
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ONUS, most used first.
- Responsibility - used 227 times, most recently in 2026
- Heavy burden - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
- Burden of proof - used 86 times, most recently in 2019
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- Approximately - ORSO, used 489 times
- Hodgepodge - OLIO, used 469 times
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