Obligation
The crossword clue "Obligation" is answered by ONUS, a 4-letter entry. Used 74 times across 44 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 15 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 74 times across 44 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ONUS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ONUS, most used first.
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- 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
- Blame - used 42 times, most recently in 2024
- Heavy load - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Weight - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Heavy duty - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Difficult duty - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Big burden - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Difficult burden - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Obligation - DEBT, used 82 times
- Obligation - DUTY, used 64 times
- Obligation. - NEED, used 26 times
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