Head lock
The crossword clue "Head lock" is answered by TRESS, a 5-letter entry. Used 71 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TRESS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRESS answer page.
Used 71 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for TRESS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRESS, most used first.
- Lock of hair - used 334 times, most recently in 2026
- Lock - used 203 times, most recently in 2026
- Long lock - used 56 times, most recently in 2025
- Ringlet - used 40 times, most recently in 2023
- Hair piece - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Long lock of hair - used 27 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.
- Monastery head - ABBOT, used 133 times
- Head out - LEAVE, used 51 times
- Head off - AVERT, used 41 times
- Committee head - CHAIR, used 37 times
- From head ___ - TOTOE, used 34 times
- Head of a monastery - ABBOT, used 28 times
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