Hit hard
The crossword clue "Hit hard" is answered by SLUG, a 4-letter entry. Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SLUG
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLUG answer page.
Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SLUG
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLUG, most used first.
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- Counterfeit coin - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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- Slimy garden pest - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Belt - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Phony coin - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Small mollusk. - used 13 times, most recently in 1982
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- Gastropod - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
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.
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- Village People hit - YMCA, used 80 times
- Open-handed hit - SLAP, used 78 times
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