Prepare prunes

The answer

STEW

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEW answer page.

Used 7 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2003; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for STEW

Every other clue in this collection answered by STEW, most used first.

• Fret - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
• Hearty dish - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Worry - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Brood - used 51 times, most recently in 2025
• One-dish meal - used 48 times, most recently in 2023
• Goulash - used 43 times, most recently in 2023
• Ragout - used 42 times, most recently in 2023
• Slow-cooked meal - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Hearty bowlful - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Leftovers recipe - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Bouillabaisse, e.g. - used 27 times, most recently in 2022
• Crock-Pot concoction - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Crockpot creation - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• Meat-and-potatoes dish - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Slow-cooker meal - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Do a slow burn - used 22 times, most recently in 2014
• Mulligan - used 22 times, most recently in 2014
• Slow-cooked dish - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Seethe - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• One-pot dinner - used 20 times, most recently in 2021
• One-pot meal - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Hasenpfeffer, e.g. - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Crockpot concoction - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Dither - used 16 times, most recently in 2013
• Mulligan, for one - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Crockpot contents - used 15 times, most recently in 2018
• Goulash, e.g. - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Meal in a slow cooker - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Ratatouille, e.g. - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Swelter - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Hobo fare - used 14 times, most recently in 2016
• Irish ___ - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
• Slow-cooker concoction - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Bouillabaisse - used 13 times, most recently in 2011
• Crockpot dish - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Hasenpfeffer, for one - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
• Meal in a pot - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• Mulligan, e.g. - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
• Simmer - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
• Agitated state - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Beef dish - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• Fret (over) - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Hearty soup - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Hearty dinner - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Meat-and-potatoes meal - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Worry obsessively - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Bouillabaisse, for one - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Fume - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Gumbo or goulash - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Meat-and-veggie dish - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• This-and-that dish - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Burgoo, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Dish cooked in a pot - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Fret and fume - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Goulash, for one - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Hearty entree - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Simmered dish - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Slow-cooker dish - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Boil slowly - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Burgoo - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Fuss - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Goulash, for instance - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Hearty meal - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Ragout or burgoo - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Slumgullion - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Goulash or gumbo - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Hodgepodge - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Lobscouse - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Mishmash dish - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Ragout or ratatouille - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Brunswick, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Cook, as tomatoes - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Gumbo, for example - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Jambalaya, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Oyster concoction - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Slow-cook - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Worry about - used 6 times, most recently in 2017

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.

• Prepare for publication - EDIT, used 131 times
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• Prepare for a trip - PACK, used 43 times
• Prepare for takeoff - TAXI, used 41 times
• Prepare for a bout - SPAR, used 38 times
• Prepare to be shot - POSE, used 29 times

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