Shadowbox
The crossword clue "Shadowbox" is answered by SPAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 43 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SPAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPAR answer page.
Used 43 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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.
- Wild guess - STAB, used 480 times
- Appear - SEEM, used 451 times
- Ooze - SEEP, used 449 times
- "Auld Lang ___" - SYNE, used 447 times
- Withered - SERE, used 400 times
- Location - SITE, used 390 times
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