Wart cause, in folklore

The answer

TOAD

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

Used 8 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• Pond croaker - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• 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
• 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.

• Folklore fiend - OGRE, used 62 times
• Folklore monster - OGRE, used 61 times
• Cause of ruin - BANE, used 43 times
• Bit of folklore - TALE, used 33 times
• Underlying cause - ROOT, used 33 times
• Cause for a lawsuit - TORT, used 21 times

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