Heavy load
The crossword clue "Heavy load" is answered by ONUS, a 4-letter entry. Used 41 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ONUS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ONUS answer page.
Used 41 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 16 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.
- BURDEN (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ONUS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ONUS, most used first.
- Burden - used 687 times, most recently in 2026
- 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
- Cross to bear - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Heavy duty - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Heavy reading? - TOME, used 104 times
- Heavy book - TOME, used 69 times
- Heavy weights - TONS, used 65 times
- Takes a load off - SITS, used 43 times
- Got a load of - EYED, used 28 times
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