Clear the decks?
The crossword clue "Clear the decks?" is answered by SWAB, a 4-letter entry. Used 22 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SWAB
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SWAB answer page.
Used 22 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SWAB
Every other clue in this collection answered by SWAB, most used first.
- Mop - used 59 times, most recently in 2022
- Q-tip, e.g. - used 54 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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