Slow mover
The crossword clue "Slow mover" is answered by SNAIL, a 5-letter entry. Used 69 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SNAIL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNAIL answer page.
Used 69 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 16 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.
- TURTLE (6 uses in xd)
- TORTOISE (4 uses in xd)
- LAGGER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SNAIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNAIL, most used first.
- Slowpoke - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Escargot - used 47 times, most recently in 2025
- Symbol of slowness - used 40 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.
- Slow tempo - LENTO, used 65 times
- Slow, in music - LENTO, used 56 times
- Slow on the uptake - DENSE, used 40 times
- Slow, musically - LENTO, used 36 times
- Slow-witted - DENSE, used 36 times
- Slow tempo - LARGO, used 30 times
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