Lean and tough
The crossword clue "Lean and tough" is answered by WIRY, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1982. 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
WIRY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WIRY answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1982. 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 WIRY
Every other clue in this collection answered by WIRY, most used first.
- Lean and sinewy - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Lean and muscular - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Lean and strong - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Sinewy - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
- Lean and supple - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Slim and muscular - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Thin but strong - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Thin and strong - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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