Work out in the ring

The answer

SPAR

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

Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 5 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
• 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
• 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
• Go toe-to-toe - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• 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.

• Leave out - OMIT, used 929 times
• Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
• In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
• On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
• From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
• Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times

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