They're above the abs
The crossword clue "They're above the abs" is answered by PECS, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
PECS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PECS answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PECS
Every other clue in this collection answered by PECS, most used first.
- Chest muscles, for short - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Chest muscles, briefly - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Chest muscles - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Bench presser's pride - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
- Muscle Beach display - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Muscles above abs - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Chest muscles, informally - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Bodybuilder's pride - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Muscles above the abs - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Bench press muscles, for short - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- They're above abs - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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