Crossword Clue: 'Tom Sawyer' Canadian trio
Here's the answer to the 'Tom Sawyer' Canadian trio crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: RUSH
The answer to "'Tom Sawyer' Canadian trio" is RUSH. Rush runs 4 letters — 1 vowel and 3 consonants — opening with R and closing on H. In a grid it fills a 4-square slot whose letters are each shared with a crossing word, so the intersections do a lot of the heavy lifting when the clue itself is tough.
Origin & meaning
Rush was the Canadian progressive rock trio formed in Toronto in 1968. Known for complex compositions, their hits include 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Limelight.'
Common usage
You'll see RUSH in grids regularly — its 4-letter, 1 vowel shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the R or H, RUSH tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like RUSH are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet RUSH again and again, and recognizing it instantly is one of the quiet skills that separates fast solvers from slow ones.
Stuck on this clue?
The fastest way past a stubborn clue like this one is the grid itself: pencil in the easy crossing answers first, and RUSH will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue RUSH — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "Once the R was confirmed by the crossing word, RUSH was the only entry that fit."
- "A 4-letter slot and a clue like ''Tom Sawyer' Canadian trio'? That's RUSH nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed RUSH was right."