Bother
The crossword clue "Bother" is answered by ADO, a 3-letter entry. Used 105 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ADO
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADO answer page.
Used 105 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ADO
Every other clue in this collection answered by ADO, most used first.
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- Big fuss - used 194 times, most recently in 2026
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- Pother - used 81 times, most recently in 2024
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- Flurry - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Hoo-ha - used 53 times, most recently in 2025
- Needless fuss - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
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- Fuss and feathers - used 32 times, most recently in 2024
- Tumult - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Rumpus - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
- Fuss and bother - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Uproar - used 27 times, most recently in 2023
- Big commotion - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Hurry-scurry - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Botheration - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
- Hurly-burly - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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