Pulls hard
The crossword clue "Pulls hard" is answered by YANKS, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
YANKS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the YANKS answer page.
Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1983. 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
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- JERKS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for YANKS
Every other clue in this collection answered by YANKS, most used first.
- Tugs - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- BoSox rivals - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Americans, to Brits - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Jerks - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Pulls sharply - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Pulls suddenly - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Bronx Bombers - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Sharp tugs - used 6 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.
- Works hard - TOILS, used 80 times
- Hard work - LABOR, used 38 times
- Hard stuff - BOOZE, used 36 times
- Hard to climb - STEEP, used 36 times
- Hit hard - SMITE, used 35 times
- Pulls down - EARNS, used 35 times
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