Power problem
The crossword clue "Power problem" is answered by SURGE, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SURGE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SURGE answer page.
Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SURGE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SURGE, most used first.
- Sudden increase - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Billow - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
- Power glitch - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Sudden rise - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Sudden swell - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Swell - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Sudden onrush - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Sudden power increase - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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- Breathing problem - APNEA, used 42 times
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- Pool problem - ALGAE, used 31 times
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