Petty clash
The crossword clue "Petty clash" is answered by SPAT, a 4-letter entry. Used 23 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SPAT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPAT answer page.
Used 23 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for SPAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPAT, most used first.
- Tiff - used 217 times, most recently in 2026
- Quarrel - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
- Petty quarrel - used 123 times, most recently in 2026
- Minor quarrel - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Squabble - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
- Lovers' quarrel - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Young oyster - used 65 times, most recently in 2021
- Falling-out - used 40 times, most recently in 2023
- Petty argument - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Minor argument - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Petty fight - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Argument - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
- Slight fight - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Little fight - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Cross words - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Minor dispute - used 21 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.
- They may clash - EGOS, used 78 times
- Actress Petty - LORI, used 59 times
- Petty quarrel - TIFF, used 39 times
- Petty of "Tank Girl" - LORI, used 36 times
- Petty of "A League of Their Own" - LORI, used 22 times
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