Swamp thing
The crossword clue "Swamp thing" is answered by REED, a 4-letter entry. Used 32 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
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Used 32 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for REED
Every other clue in this collection answered by REED, most used first.
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- Oboist's need - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
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