Burden
The crossword clue "Burden" is answered by ONUS, a 4-letter entry. Used 687 times across 81 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 48 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ONUS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ONUS answer page.
Used 687 times across 81 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 48 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.
- SADDLE (5 uses in xd)
- HARDSHIP (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ONUS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ONUS, most used first.
- Responsibility - used 227 times, most recently in 2026
- Heavy burden - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
- Burden of proof - used 86 times, most recently in 2019
- Obligation - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Cross to bear - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Blame - used 42 times, most recently in 2024
- Heavy load - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Weight - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Heavy duty - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Difficult duty - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Big burden - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Difficult burden - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Burden - LOAD, used 128 times
- Beasts of burden - OXEN, used 82 times
- Oxen's burden - YOKE, used 25 times
- Husky's burden - SLED, used 24 times
- Lighten, as a burden - EASE, used 21 times
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