Work on the road
The crossword clue "Work on the road" is answered by PAVE, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
PAVE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PAVE answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PAVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by PAVE, most used first.
- Macadamize - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Cover with asphalt - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Cover with concrete - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Do road work - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Do roadwork - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Make roads - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Lay asphalt - used 15 times, most recently in 2018
- Make a lot - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Make lots - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Surface - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Cover with blacktop - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ the way - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Do some roadwork - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Cover, in a way - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Lay down asphalt - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Apply macadam to - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Install a sidewalk - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Lay concrete - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- 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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