Abrupt turn
The crossword clue "Abrupt turn" is answered by ZAG, a 3-letter entry. Used 21 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ZAG
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ZAG answer page.
Used 21 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ZAG
Every other clue in this collection answered by ZAG, most used first.
- Sharp turn - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Turn sharply - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
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