Urge to act
The crossword clue "Urge to act" is answered by PROD, a 4-letter entry. Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PROD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PROD answer page.
Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for PROD
Every other clue in this collection answered by PROD, most used first.
- Nudge - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Goad - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Egg on - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Poke - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Urge - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Give a nudge to - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Incite - used 24 times, most recently in 2020
- Jab - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
- Urge on - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Spur - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Spur on - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Cattle poker - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
- Give a nudge - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Encourage - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Urge forward - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Cow poke? - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Nudge forward - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Cajole - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
- Cattle encourager - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Nudge into action - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Stick with a stick - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
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.
- Wrongful act - TORT, used 81 times
- Caught in the act - SEEN, used 65 times
- Ceremonial act - RITE, used 65 times
- Act - DEED, used 62 times
- Act of faith? - LEAP, used 44 times
- Forbidden act - NONO, used 42 times
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