Goings-on

The answer

ADO

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADO answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 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.

• EVENTS (16 uses in xd)
• DOINGS (8 uses in xd)
• ACTIVITY (2 uses in xd)
• ADOS (2 uses in xd)
• MATTERS (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for ADO

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

• Commotion - used 718 times, most recently in 2026
• Fuss - used 644 times, most recently in 2026
• Hubbub - used 405 times, most recently in 2026
• "Much ___ About Nothing" - used 307 times, most recently in 2026
• "Without further ___ ..." - used 256 times, most recently in 2026
• Bustle - used 196 times, most recently in 2026
• Big fuss - used 194 times, most recently in 2026
• Brouhaha - used 188 times, most recently in 2026
• Ruckus - used 178 times, most recently in 2026
• Hoopla - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
• Stir - used 136 times, most recently in 2026
• Kerfuffle - used 119 times, most recently in 2026
• Hullabaloo - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
• Bother - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
• Pother - used 81 times, most recently in 2024
• "And now, without further ___ ..." - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
• Foofaraw - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
• Flap - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Big bother - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
• Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing" - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Trouble - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• 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
• Excitement - used 46 times, most recently in 2023
• Hustle and bustle - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Big deal - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• 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
• ___ Annie of "Oklahoma!" - used 21 times, most recently in 2022
• Busy activity - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Big busyness - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Busyness - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Noisy commotion - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Turmoil - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Hue and cry - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Big flap - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Big stink - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Disturbance - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• "Oklahoma!" character ___ Annie - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Stink - used 14 times, most recently in 2017
• Ballyhoo - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Bustling activity - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Shakespeare title word - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Bother, to the Bard - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Time-wasting bother - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• Difficulty - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Needless bother - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Trouble in a Shakespeare title - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Fracas - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Hornet's nest - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
• Major fuss - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Tempest in a teapot - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Big hullabaloo - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Clamor - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Flurry of activity - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Big whoop - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Bustling about. - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Confusion - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Flutter - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Fuss in a Shakespeare title - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Fussing - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "Much ___ . . . " - used 8 times, most recently in 1992
• Bustling commotion - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Buzzing about - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Excessive fuss - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Hassle - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Hustle or bustle - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• "Oklahoma!" Annie - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Rhubarb - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Shakespearean commotion - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Shakespearean fuss - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Tizzy - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Toil and trouble - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Unproductive commotion - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Word in a Shakespeare title - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• ___ Annie ("Oklahoma!" character) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Bother or pother - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Buzz - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Fuss, to Shakespeare - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Hustle-bustle - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Misspent energy - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Noisy distraction - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Rowdydow - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Stirring - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Unproductive bother - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Upset - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Word often following "further" - used 6 times, most recently in 2018

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.

• In the past - AGO, used 1,064 times
• Exist - ARE, used 858 times
• In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
• ___ Lingus - AER, used 730 times
• Fitting - APT, used 551 times
• Consumed - ATE, used 478 times

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