Urban blight
The crossword clue "Urban blight" is answered by SLUM, a 4-letter entry. Used 28 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SLUM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLUM answer page.
Used 28 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 12 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.
- EYESORE (2 uses in xd)
- LITTER (2 uses in xd)
- SLUMS (2 uses in xd)
- SKIDROW (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SLUM
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLUM, most used first.
- Urban renewal target - used 45 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Urban haze - SMOG, used 107 times
- Urban pollution - SMOG, used 58 times
- Urban air pollution - SMOG, used 40 times
- Urban fleet - CABS, used 31 times
- Urban blight - SMOG, used 28 times
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