Asparagus shoot
The crossword clue "Asparagus shoot" is answered by SPEAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2004; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SPEAR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPEAR answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2004; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SPEAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPEAR, most used first.
- Asparagus unit - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
- Piece of asparagus - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Javelin - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Primitive weapon - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Asparagus piece - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Harpoon - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Lance - used 21 times, most recently in 2022
- Pickle serving - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Pickle piece - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
- Bit of broccoli - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
- Asparagus stalk - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Pickle unit - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Primitive fishing tool - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Fishgig. - used 10 times, most recently in 2001
- Harpoon or javelin - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Trident - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
- Weapon. - used 10 times, most recently in 1996
- Asparagus serving - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Fishing tool - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Thrown weapon - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- Blade of grass. - used 8 times, most recently in 1991
- Hurled weapon - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Assagai - used 7 times, most recently in 1988
- Mammoth hunt weapon - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Opera prop - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Pickle portion - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Plant shoot - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
- Stick a fork in - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Bit of asparagus - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Javelin or harpoon - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Primitive projectile - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Stalk of asparagus - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
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.
- Shoot for - AIMAT, used 34 times
- "Shoot!" - ASKME, used 27 times
- Shoot from hiding - SNIPE, used 23 times
- Shoot-'em-up - OATER, used 21 times
- George of "Just Shoot Me" - SEGAL, used 18 times
- Shoot - SPRIG, used 18 times
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