Blackthorn
The crossword clue "Blackthorn" is answered by SLOE, a 4-letter entry. Used 158 times across 59 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SLOE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLOE answer page.
Used 158 times across 59 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Every other clue in this collection answered by SLOE, most used first.
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