Lance
The crossword clue "Lance" is answered by SPEAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 21 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 10 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 21 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1944. 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.
- CLEANBREAK (1 uses in xd)
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
- 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
- Asparagus shoot - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
- 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.
- With lance in hand - ATILT, used 13 times
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