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___ of war

Answer: TUG - 3 letters

The crossword clue "___ of war" is answered by TUG, a 3-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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TUG

TUG

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TUG answer page.

9Times used
8Distinct years
2026Most recent year
5Publications

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

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Other clues for TUG

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

  • Yank - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
  • Pull - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
  • Harbor boat - used 39 times, most recently in 2024
  • Harbor craft - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
  • Towboat - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
  • Gentle pull - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
  • Harbor vessel - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
  • Harbor sight - used 19 times, most recently in 2021
  • Big jerk - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
  • Jerk - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
  • Pull gently - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
  • Pull hard - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
  • Pull (on) - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
  • Harbor helper - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
  • Quick pull - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
  • Sharp pull - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
  • Harbor tower - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
  • Port pusher - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
  • Pull sharply - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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