Weapon in Clue
The crossword clue "Weapon in Clue" is answered by ROPE, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ROPE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROPE answer page.
Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 11 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.
- KNIFE (8 uses in xd)
- LEADPIPE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for ROPE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROPE, most used first.
- Lasso - used 117 times, most recently in 2025
- Tug-of-war need - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Lariat - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Clue weapon - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Thick cord - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Fencing weapon - EPEE, used 131 times
- Gaucho's weapon - BOLA, used 99 times
- Clue - HINT, used 96 times
- Fencer's weapon - EPEE, used 61 times
- Bloodhound's clue - ODOR, used 50 times
- Koko's weapon - SNEE, used 37 times
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