Attack from all sides
The crossword clue "Attack from all sides" is answered by BESET, a 5-letter entry. Used 55 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BESET
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BESET answer page.
Used 55 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. 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.
- BOXIN (2 uses in xd)
- BESIEGE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BESET
Every other clue in this collection answered by BESET, most used first.
- Plague - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Harass - used 64 times, most recently in 2020
- Under siege - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Assail - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- Hem in - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- "All kidding __ . . ." - ASIDE, used 182 times
- "___ we all?" - ARENT, used 149 times
- All thumbs - INEPT, used 144 times
- Prolonged attack - SIEGE, used 122 times
- For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
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