Uses a needle
The crossword clue "Uses a needle" is answered by SEWS, a 4-letter entry. Used 26 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SEWS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEWS answer page.
Used 26 times across 15 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.
- KNITS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SEWS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SEWS, most used first.
- Stitches - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
- Puts in stitches - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Uses needle and thread - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Wraps (up) - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Bastes. - used 22 times, most recently in 2003
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.
- Needle case - ETUI, used 240 times
- Uses a shovel - DIGS, used 33 times
- Needle holder - ETUI, used 31 times
- Needle holes - EYES, used 27 times
- Uses a straw - SIPS, used 23 times
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