Turn sharply
The crossword clue "Turn sharply" is answered by SWERVE, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SWERVE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SWERVE answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SWERVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SWERVE, most used first.
- Veer - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Turn suddenly - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Turn abruptly - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Turn - ROTATE, used 47 times
- Turn into - BECOME, used 39 times
- Turn down - REJECT, used 26 times
- Speak sharply to - SNAPAT, used 22 times
- Turn aside - DIVERT, used 18 times
- Turn down - REFUSE, used 18 times
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