Lends a hand
The crossword clue "Lends a hand" is answered by AIDS, a 4-letter entry. Used 94 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AIDS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AIDS answer page.
Used 94 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 19 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.
- HELPSOUT (2 uses in xd)
- PITCHESIN (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for AIDS
Every other clue in this collection answered by AIDS, most used first.
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.
- Hand over - CEDE, used 187 times
- At hand - NEAR, used 139 times
- Upper hand - EDGE, used 133 times
- Lend a hand - HELP, used 67 times
- Clenched hand - FIST, used 61 times
- Close at hand - NEAR, used 60 times
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