Underground conduit

The answer

SEWER

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

Used 17 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 6 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.

• GASLINE (2 uses in xd)
• WATERMAIN (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for SEWER

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

• Seamstress - used 31 times, most recently in 2023
• Waste conduit - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Drain - used 18 times, most recently in 2003
• Drainage system - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Ed Norton's workplace - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• Rat's home - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Waste line - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Conduit - used 10 times, most recently in 2002
• "Les Miz" setting - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Norton's workplace - used 10 times, most recently in 2006
• Storm drain - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Underground drain - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Ninja Turtles' home - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Runoff collector - used 6 times, most recently in 2018

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• Paris underground - METRO, used 12 times
• Underground molten rock - MAGMA, used 12 times
• Underground lava - MAGMA, used 9 times
• Goes underground - HIDES, used 8 times
• Underground chamber - CRYPT, used 8 times

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