All-Time Most Popular Crossword Clues
Discover the most used crossword clues in crossword history.
All-Time Most Popular Crossword Clues
Discover the most used crossword clues in crossword history. These clues appear frequently in puzzles from major publications like the New York Times, LA Times, and Wall Street Journal.
This list represents the most common crossword clues based on data from thousands of published puzzles over the years. These are the tried-and-true standards that every crossword solver should know.
Top 50 All-Time Crossword Clues
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common suffix
General Knowledge • 3 lettersISM - 2
english article
General Knowledge • 3 lettersTHE - 3
african country
Geography • 4 lettersMALI - 4
airport posting
General Knowledge • 3 lettersETA - 5
ancient greek marketplace
History • 5 lettersAGORA - 6
angle type
General Knowledge • 5 lettersACUTE - 7
article in madrid
General Knowledge • 3 lettersUNA - 8
asian cuisine
Food & Drink • 4 lettersTHAI - 9
astronomical body
General Knowledge • 4 lettersMOON - 10
astronomical event
General Knowledge • 7 lettersECLIPSE - 11
baseball stat
Sports & Games • 3 lettersERA - 12
basketball position
Sports & Games • 5 lettersGUARD - 13
biblical garden
Religion • 4 lettersEDEN - 14
biblical promised land
Religion • 6 lettersCANAAN - 15
biblical twin
Religion • 4 lettersESAU - 16
big apple letters
Technology • 3 lettersNYC - 17
biological molecule
Science • 3 lettersRNA - 18
breakfast food
Food & Drink • 6 lettersOMELET - 19
broadway hit
General Knowledge • 4 lettersCATS - 20
broadway musical
General Knowledge • 4 lettersRENT - 21
capital of egypt
Geography • 5 lettersCAIRO - 22
capital of france
Geography • 5 lettersPARIS - 23
capital of japan
Geography • 5 lettersTOKYO - 24
capital of peru
Geography • 4 lettersLIMA - 25
chef's protection
Food & Drink • 5 lettersAPRON - 26
chess piece
General Knowledge • 4 lettersPAWN - 27
civil war general
History • 3 lettersLEE - 28
cocktail garnish
Food & Drink • 5 lettersOLIVE - 29
coffee option
General Knowledge • 5 lettersLATTE - 30
cold yogurt drink
Food & Drink • 5 lettersLASSI - 31
computer key
Technology • 5 lettersENTER - 32
computer memory unit
Technology • 3 lettersRAM - 33
data storage device
Technology • 4 lettersDISK - 34
data transfer format
General Knowledge • 3 lettersXML - 35
division word
Language • 4 lettersINTO - 36
egyptian deity
Religion • 4 lettersISIS - 37
election day mo.
General Knowledge • 3 lettersNOV - 38
email option
General Knowledge • 4 lettersSEND - 39
emmy's cousin
General Knowledge • 5 lettersOSCAR - 40
female sheep
General Knowledge • 3 lettersEWE - 41
fencing sword
Language • 4 lettersEPEE - 42
french pronoun
Language • 4 lettersELLE - 43
geometry calculation
General Knowledge • 4 lettersAREA - 44
gospel writer
Religion • 4 lettersMARK - 45
grammar term
Language • 4 lettersVERB - 46
greek love god
General Knowledge • 4 lettersEROS - 47
greek war god
History • 4 lettersARES - 48
home of the brave?
General Knowledge • 3 lettersUSA - 49
italian farewell
General Knowledge • 4 lettersCIAO - 50
italian pasta
General Knowledge • 5 lettersPENNE
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