Turn sharply
The crossword clue "Turn sharply" is answered by VEER, a 4-letter entry. Used 49 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
VEER
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VEER answer page.
Used 49 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for VEER
Every other clue in this collection answered by VEER, most used first.
- Swerve - used 186 times, most recently in 2026
- Zig or zag - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Change direction - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Turn suddenly - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Change course - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Shift. - used 24 times, most recently in 2012
- Go off course - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Break sharply - SNAP, used 119 times
- Turn down - DENY, used 119 times
- Turn over - CEDE, used 65 times
- "My turn!" - IMUP, used 62 times
- "It's my turn" - IMUP, used 48 times
- Turn on an axis - SLUE, used 47 times
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