Heavy burdens
The crossword clue "Heavy burdens" is answered by ONUSES, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ONUSES
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ONUSES answer page.
Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 6 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.
- MILLSTONES (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ONUSES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ONUSES, most used first.
- Burdens - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Unwelcome obligations - used 10 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.
- Heavy hammer - SLEDGE, used 75 times
- Heavy - LEADEN, used 20 times
- Heavy overcoat - ULSTER, used 20 times
- Heavy hitter - SLEDGE, used 19 times
- Oppressively heavy - LEADEN, used 14 times
- Heavy shoe - BROGAN, used 10 times
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