Shows disuse
The crossword clue "Shows disuse" is answered by RUSTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RUSTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUSTS answer page.
Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for RUSTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by RUSTS, most used first.
- Oxidizes - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Corrodes - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Becomes corroded - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Becomes oxidized - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Gives in to oxidation - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
- Corrodes, as iron - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Deteriorates, in a way - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Shows up - COMES, used 37 times
- Trade shows - EXPOS, used 20 times
- Shows flexibility - BENDS, used 17 times
- First name in talk shows - OPRAH, used 15 times
- Shows the way - LEADS, used 15 times
- Shows - BARES, used 14 times
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