The clue "Pushes hard" last appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 10, 2016. The correct answer for this puzzle is "SHOVES", a 6-letter word.
Solution SHOVES is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution SHOVES is 6 letters long. We have 0 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 2 solutions. The longest is SHOVES with 6 letters, and the shortest is TRIES with 5 letters.
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Solutions are between 5 and 6 letters long.