Strainer
The crossword clue "Strainer" is answered by SIEVE, a 5-letter entry. Used 102 times across 47 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SIEVE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SIEVE answer page.
Used 102 times across 47 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 21 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.
- COLANDER (3 uses in xd)
- AIEVE (1 uses in xd)
- LABORER (1 uses in xd)
- TAMIS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SIEVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SIEVE, most used first.
- Kitchen strainer - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
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