The yoke's on them
The crossword clue "The yoke's on them" is answered by OXEN, a 4-letter entry. Used 110 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OXEN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OXEN answer page.
Used 110 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 22 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.
- OXTEAM (4 uses in xd)
- TEAM (2 uses in xd)
- TEAMS (1 uses in xd)
- TWOOXEN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OXEN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by OXEN, most used first.
- Plow pullers - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
- Farm team - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
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- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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