Round of applause
The crossword clue "Round of applause" is answered by SALVO, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SALVO
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SALVO answer page.
Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1979. 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.
- OVATION (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SALVO
Every other clue in this collection answered by SALVO, most used first.
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- Artillery burst - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Battleship blast - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Volley - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Barrage - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Burst of cheers. - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Round of shots - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Sudden outburst - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Quarter-round molding - OVOLO, used 31 times
- Round trip? - ORBIT, used 22 times
- Round of four - SEMIS, used 21 times
- Rounds of applause - HANDS, used 18 times
- Plays a round - GOLFS, used 17 times
- Acknowledged applause - BOWED, used 15 times
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