British pop star

The answer

ADELE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADELE answer page.

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2015. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• RITAORA (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ADELE

Every other clue in this collection answered by ADELE, most used first.

• "Skyfall" singer - used 119 times, most recently in 2026
• "Hello" singer - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
• "Rolling in the Deep" singer - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Designer Simpson - used 61 times, most recently in 2012
• An Astaire - used 60 times, most recently in 2010
• Fred Astaire's sister - used 58 times, most recently in 2010
• Fred's dancing sister - used 48 times, most recently in 2016
• Fred's sister - used 45 times, most recently in 2006
• "Someone Like You" singer - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• "Set Fire to the Rain" singer - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• One of the Astaires - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Simpson of fashion - used 22 times, most recently in 2019
• "Die Fledermaus" maid - used 19 times, most recently in 2011
• "Rumour Has It" singer - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Girl's name. - used 17 times, most recently in 1973
• "The Story of ___ H" - used 15 times, most recently in 2010
• British singer of "Skyfall" - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• "Chasing Pavements" singer - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Fred's dancing partner - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Jane Eyre's pupil - used 14 times, most recently in 2011
• Astaire - used 13 times, most recently in 1976
• Dancer Astaire - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
• "When We Were Young" singer - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Astaire's sister - used 12 times, most recently in 2007
• Oscar-winning "Skyfall" singer - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• British singing star - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• One-named "Hello" singer - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Fashion designer Simpson - used 9 times, most recently in 2002
• Fred's first partner - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Maid in "Die Fledermaus" - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• "21" singer - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" singer - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• British pop singer - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Dancer Fred's sister - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Dancing Astaire - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• "Die Fledermaus" coloratura - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
• Jane Eyre's charge - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Role in "Die Fledermaus." - used 7 times, most recently in 1967
• 2009 Grammy winner for Best New Artist - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• "25" singer - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Fred Astaire's dancing sister - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• "Hello" Grammy winner - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Singer with the albums "19," "21" and "25" - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• "The Story of ___ H" (1975 movie) - used 6 times, most recently in 2010

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Star in Cygnus - DENEB, used 106 times
• Star in Orion - RIGEL, used 78 times
• Star - CELEB, used 62 times
• British ___ - ISLES, used 61 times
• "Superman" star - REEVE, used 60 times
• Pop up - ARISE, used 51 times

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