Heavy sword
The crossword clue "Heavy sword" is answered by SABER, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
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SABER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SABER answer page.
Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SABER
Every other clue in this collection answered by SABER, most used first.
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- Cavalry weapon - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
- Fencing sword - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Curved sword - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Cavalry blade - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
- Weapon. - used 13 times, most recently in 1974
- Side arm. - used 12 times, most recently in 1979
- Ceremonial weapon - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
- Foil alternative - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- ___-toothed tiger - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Rattled weapon? - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- Light weapon? - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Soldier's sword - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Sword handles - HILTS, used 45 times
- Sword fights - DUELS, used 39 times
- Double-___ sword - EDGED, used 31 times
- Heavy hammers - MAULS, used 29 times
- Sword metal - STEEL, used 28 times
- Heavy reading - TOMES, used 25 times
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