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The answer

RASPS

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RASPS answer page.

Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 5 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.

• RATTAILS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for RASPS

Every other clue in this collection answered by RASPS, most used first.

• Speaks hoarsely - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Coarse files - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Grating sounds - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Grates - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• Files - used 15 times, most recently in 2000
• Abrades - used 14 times, most recently in 2013
• Rough files - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Talks hoarsely - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Irritates - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Harsh sounds - used 10 times, most recently in 2010
• Woodworking tools - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Abrasive tools - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Coarse tools - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Speaks scratchily - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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.

• Like some seals - EARED, used 89 times
• Like some committees - ADHOC, used 68 times
• Caught some Z's - SLEPT, used 54 times
• Some messages - EMAIL, used 54 times
• Like some gases - INERT, used 48 times
• Some exams - ORALS, used 44 times

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