Chimney sweep's target
The crossword clue "Chimney sweep's target" is answered by SOOT, a 4-letter entry. Used 29 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SOOT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOOT answer page.
Used 29 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SOOT
Every other clue in this collection answered by SOOT, most used first.
- Chimney buildup - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Chimney residue - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Chimney dust - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Lampblack - used 48 times, most recently in 2021
- Chimney grime - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Sweep's target - used 30 times, most recently in 2022
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