Speak unclearly
The crossword clue "Speak unclearly" is answered by SLUR, a 4-letter entry. Used 82 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SLUR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLUR answer page.
Used 82 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 11 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.
- MUMBLE (3 uses in xd)
- MUTTER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SLUR
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLUR, most used first.
- Aspersion - used 74 times, most recently in 2025
- Insult - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Disparaging remark - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Speak indistinctly - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Insulting remark - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Disparage - used 35 times, most recently in 2023
- Pronounce indistinctly - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- "Even ___ speak" - ASWE, used 71 times
- Speak hoarsely - RASP, used 69 times
- Move, in Realtor-speak - RELO, used 62 times
- ___ were (so to speak) - ASIT, used 60 times
- ___ speak - SOTO, used 55 times
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