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Hiccup cure, supposedly

Answer: SCARE - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Hiccup cure, supposedly" is answered by SCARE, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2019. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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SCARE

SCARE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCARE answer page.

6Times used
5Distinct years
2019Most recent year
5Publications

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2019. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Every other clue in this collection answered by SCARE, most used first.

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  • Startle - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
  • Close shave - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
  • Terrify - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
  • Fright - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
  • Petrify - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
  • Panic - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
  • Say "Boo!" to - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
  • Alarming situation - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
  • Cause to jump - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
  • Fill with fear - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
  • Freak out - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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  • Kind of tactics - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
  • Make quake - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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