Heavy hitter
The crossword clue "Heavy hitter" is answered by SLEDGE, a 6-letter entry. Used 19 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SLEDGE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLEDGE answer page.
Used 19 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 7 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.
- BIGSHOT (2 uses in xd)
- BIGGUN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SLEDGE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLEDGE, most used first.
- Heavy hammer - used 75 times, most recently in 2025
- Big hammer - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Kind of hammer - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Type of hammer - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Arctic transport - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
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.
- Heavy - LEADEN, used 20 times
- Heavy overcoat - ULSTER, used 20 times
- Oppressively heavy - LEADEN, used 14 times
- Heavy burdens - ONUSES, used 10 times
- Heavy shoe - BROGAN, used 10 times
- Heavy, as a favorite - ODDSON, used 6 times
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