Bombast
The crossword clue "Bombast" is answered by RANT, a 4-letter entry. Used 44 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RANT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RANT answer page.
Used 44 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1948. 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
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- HOTAIR (9 uses in xd)
- RHETORIC (7 uses in xd)
- BIGTALK (1 uses in xd)
- HEROICS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RANT
Every other clue in this collection answered by RANT, most used first.
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- __ and rave - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Go on a tirade - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
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