Glum drops
The crossword clue "Glum drops" is answered by TEARS, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TEARS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TEARS answer page.
Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for TEARS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TEARS, most used first.
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- Rips (up) - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
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- Pulls apart - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Salty drops - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Signs of sadness - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
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- Origami mishaps - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Waterworks - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Drops - OMITS, used 36 times
- Drops in the mail - SENDS, used 19 times
- Drops, as pounds - SHEDS, used 10 times
- Glum - MOPEY, used 8 times
- Drops off - WANES, used 7 times
- Drops in the air - MISTS, used 6 times
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