Duel prelude

The answer

SLAP

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLAP answer page.

Used 12 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 1998. 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.

• INSULT (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SLAP

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

• High-five sound - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
• Open-handed hit - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• Smack - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
• Rebuff - used 64 times, most recently in 2015
• High-five, e.g. - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Insult - used 31 times, most recently in 2012
• __ in the face; insult - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
• Swat - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Cuff - used 22 times, most recently in 2009
• Sharp rebuke - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Hockey shot - used 21 times, most recently in 2019
• Open-handed blow - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Strike - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Sharp blow - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• Sound of a high-five - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• High-five, essentially - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Hit with an open hand - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Open-handed smack - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Smack in the face - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Strike with an open hand - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Openhanded hit - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Prelude to a duel - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Sign of freshness - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ on the wrist - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Response to an insult - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Affront - used 10 times, most recently in 2003
• Duel prompter - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Rebuke - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Abruptly: Colloq. - used 9 times, most recently in 1965
• Assault from Moe - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Stinging blow - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Strike with an open palm - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "Fresh!" follow-up - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
• Fresh reaction - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Masher's comeuppance - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Midwife's action - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
• Sharp rebuff - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Blow - used 7 times, most recently in 1996
• Give a high-five to - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Hockey shot sound - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Kind of shot - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Sharp insult - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Stinging response to an insult - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Token punishment - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Blow for a bounder - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Duel invitation, perhaps - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• High-five - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Hit - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Hit with an open palm - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Painful rebuke - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Rebuff a masher - used 6 times, most recently in 2012

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.

• Duel tool - EPEE, used 177 times
• Tool for a duel - EPEE, used 14 times
• Duel memento - SCAR, used 13 times
• Prelude to a deal - ANTE, used 11 times
• Baldwin of "Prelude to a Kiss" - ALEC, used 8 times
• Duel sword - EPEE, used 7 times

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