Train for a bout

The answer

SPAR

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

Used 30 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 10 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.

• SHADOWBOX (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
• 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
• 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
• Go a few rounds - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Trade punches - used 27 times, most recently in 2026

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• For fear that - LEST, used 503 times
• Change for a five - ONES, used 272 times
• "What's ___ for me?" - INIT, used 264 times
• Shrek, for one - OGRE, used 244 times
• Ready for business - OPEN, used 184 times
• Look for - SEEK, used 172 times

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