The Clue
Plods through clods (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SLOGS
Tags
Notes
The answer SLOGS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
Related Clues
Drudges
Plods
Trudges
Arduous travels
Plods along
Plods heavily
Trudges (through)
Wades (through)
Walks heavily
Hard, boring efforts
Plods in paludal places
Plods through mud
Plods, as through mud
Works long hours
Definition
SLOG as a verb:
1. (plug away, peg away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel) = work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"
2. (slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp) = walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
3. (slug, slog, swig) = strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"