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American, to a Brit

Answer: YANK - 4 letters

The crossword clue "American, to a Brit" is answered by YANK, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.

The answer

YANK

YANK

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the YANK answer page.

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

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for YANK

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

  • Tug - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
  • Pull hard - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
  • Jerk - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
  • Tug hard - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
  • Sharp pull - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
  • Pull sharply - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
  • Pull suddenly - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
  • Pull - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
  • Sharp tug - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
  • Big jerk - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
  • Sudden pull - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
  • Tug sharply - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
  • Tug (on) - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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