Go toe-to-toe

The answer

SPAR

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

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2002. 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.

• VIE (15 uses in xd)
• FIGHT (5 uses in xd)
• CLASH (1 uses in xd)
• COMPETE (1 uses in xd)
• DOBATTLE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SPAR

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

• Practice boxing - used 201 times, most recently in 2026
• Box - used 94 times, most recently in 2025
• Mast - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Rigging support - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
• Bandy words - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Practice in the ring - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Practice pugilism - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Sail support - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
• Shadowbox - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
• Prepare for a bout - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
• Practice punching - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Trade jabs - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
• Practice for a bout - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Boom - used 31 times, most recently in 2010
• Go a few rounds - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Train for a bout - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
• Trade punches - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Wrangle - used 25 times, most recently in 2014
• Ship pole - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
• Prepare for a boxing match - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Go at it - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Exchange jabs - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Train in a ring - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Box a bit - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Nautical pole - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Boom or gaff - used 15 times, most recently in 2015
• Box lightly - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Gaff - used 15 times, most recently in 2013
• Box for practice - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Joust verbally - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Trade barbs - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Train in the ring - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Coast Guard girl. - used 13 times, most recently in 1976
• Exchange verbal jabs - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Practice fighting - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Practice in the boxing ring - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Practice with a pug - used 12 times, most recently in 2007
• Prepare for a fight - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Ship's pole - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Yard. - used 12 times, most recently in 1992
• Bowsprit - used 11 times, most recently in 1993
• Exchange verbal blows - used 11 times, most recently in 2007
• Mineral. - used 11 times, most recently in 1972
• Practice punches - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Coast Guard member. - used 10 times, most recently in 1979
• Dispute - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Trade verbal jabs - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Work out in the ring - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Boom, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Debate (with) - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Box with a partner - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Coast Guard woman - used 8 times, most recently in 2000
• Go a round - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
• Practice for a boxing match - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Shiny mineral. - used 8 times, most recently in 1966
• Warm up in the ring - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Argue (with) - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Exchange barbs - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Fight verbally - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Practice for a fight - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Practice for a prizefight - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Trade blows - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Boom or box - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Box to train - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Box with headgear - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Duke it out, in practice - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Exchange blows - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Exchange zingers - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Go a round with - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Practice-fight - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Train for boxing - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Work out with a pug - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• Toe the line - OBEY, used 116 times
• Toe woe - GOUT, used 15 times
• Toe woe - CORN, used 14 times
• Tic-tac-toe symbols - EXES, used 9 times
• Toe-stubber's cry - OUCH, used 9 times
• Big toe woe - GOUT, used 7 times

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