Gardener's bane
The crossword clue "Gardener's bane" is answered by WEEDS, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
WEEDS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WEEDS answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 7 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.
- CRABGRASS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for WEEDS
Every other clue in this collection answered by WEEDS, most used first.
- Garden intruders - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
- Unwanted plants - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Garden pests - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Garden invaders - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Lawn invaders - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Hoe targets - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Garden spoilers - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Unwanted garden plants - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Garden interlopers - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Lawn spoilers - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Burglar's bane - ALARM, used 27 times
- Bowler's bane - SPLIT, used 14 times
- Gardener's tool - EDGER, used 14 times
- Grain bane - ERGOT, used 14 times
- Bane of grain - ERGOT, used 12 times
- Dog bane - FLEAS, used 12 times
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