Grinds away
The crossword clue "Grinds away" is answered by TOILS, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2017. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TOILS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TOILS answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2017. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for TOILS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TOILS, most used first.
- Works hard - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Labors - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Plugs away - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Slaves away - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
- Breaks one's back - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Works like a dog - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Works up a sweat - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
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- Wear away - ERODE, used 660 times
- Eat away - ERODE, used 162 times
- Eat away at - ERODE, used 122 times
- Turn away - AVERT, used 104 times
- Stay away from - AVOID, used 91 times
- Blow away - AMAZE, used 87 times
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