Hard work, so to speak
The crossword clue "Hard work, so to speak" is answered by SWEAT, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus.
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SWEAT
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Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SWEAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by SWEAT, most used first.
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- Perspiration - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Hard work - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Work byproduct - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Worry - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Worry about - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Brow beads - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- "Don't ___ the small stuff!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Blood, __, and tears - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- It pours from pores - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Nature's coolant - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Workout output - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Worry about, informally - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Speak - UTTER, used 80 times
- Works hard - TOILS, used 80 times
- Lab work - TESTS, used 70 times
- Work ___ - ETHIC, used 65 times
- Michelangelo work - PIETA, used 54 times
- Speak one's mind - OPINE, used 54 times
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