Shot in the arm, say

The answer to “Shot in the arm, say” in the The Washington Post crossword is DOSED — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on October 18, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 77-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Shot in the arm, say” answer

DOSED (5 letters)

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What does DOSED mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of DOSED is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Shot in the arm, say” appeared?

The Washington Post reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

October 18, 2026 (most recent) → DOSED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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