Pond croaker

The answer

TOAD

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TOAD answer page.

Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• FROG (8 uses in xd)

Other clues for TOAD

Every other clue in this collection answered by TOAD, most used first.

• Frog's cousin - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
• Amphibian. - used 47 times, most recently in 2017
• Frog relative - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Warty amphibian - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Warty hopper - used 35 times, most recently in 2024
• Frog's relative - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Natterjack. - used 26 times, most recently in 2004
• Frog's kin - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Frog cousin - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Wind in the Willows" character - used 20 times, most recently in 2015
• Tailless amphibian - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Swamp croaker - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Warty critter - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Little hopper - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Hopper - used 14 times, most recently in 2006
• Warty creature - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Bumpy amphibian - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Contemptible one - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Repulsive one - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
• Adult polliwog - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Frog kin - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Loathsome one - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Sticky-tongued critter - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• Despicable one - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Despicable person - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Despicable sort - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Wart cause, in folklore - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Warty one - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• "Wind in the Willows" character - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Contemptible person - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Maligned hopper - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Pond dweller - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Fly catcher - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Loathsome person - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Loathsome sort - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Object of aversion - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Pond denizen - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Pond hopper - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ the Wet Sprocket (alt-rock band) - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Wind in the Willows" creature - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Type of stool - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Warty-skinned amphibian - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• Pond growth - ALGA, used 64 times
• Pond organism - ALGA, used 53 times
• Pond plant - ALGA, used 36 times
• Pond gunk - SCUM, used 31 times
• Pond duck - TEAL, used 27 times
• Bit of pond scum - ALGA, used 21 times

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