Primitive weapon
The crossword clue "Primitive weapon" is answered by SPEAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 38 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SPEAR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPEAR answer page.
Used 38 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. 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.
- BLOWGUN (2 uses in xd)
- SLINGSHOT (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
- Asparagus piece - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Harpoon - used 27 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.
- Cavalry weapon - SABER, used 88 times
- Jousting weapon - LANCE, used 82 times
- Knight's weapon - LANCE, used 59 times
- David's weapon - SLING, used 44 times
- Jouster's weapon - LANCE, used 36 times
- Hawk's weapon - TALON, used 27 times
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