Sudden rush
The crossword clue "Sudden rush" is answered by SPATE, a 5-letter entry. Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1976. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SPATE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPATE answer page.
Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1976. It appears in 15 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.
- SALLY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPATE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPATE, most used first.
- Sudden outpouring - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Outpouring - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Flood - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
- Freshet - used 25 times, most recently in 1997
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.
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- Sudden thrust - LUNGE, used 38 times
- Sudden attacks - RAIDS, used 28 times
- Showed sudden interest - SATUP, used 27 times
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