Hone
The crossword clue "Hone" is answered by STROP, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2002; first recorded in 1942. 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
STROP
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STROP answer page.
Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2002; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for STROP
Every other clue in this collection answered by STROP, most used first.
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- Barber chair attachment - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
- Sharpener - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Sharpen a razor - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
- Barber's gear - used 8 times, most recently in 1982
- Barber's need - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
- Barber's aid - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Barbershop accessory - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Sharpening tool - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Barber's belt - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Barber's razor sharpener - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Barbershop sharpener - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- It can give you an edge - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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