Negotiator

The answer

AGENT

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

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 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.

• TREATER (3 uses in xd)
• BROKER (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for AGENT

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

• Representative - used 151 times, most recently in 2026
• Deal maker - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
• Go-between - used 57 times, most recently in 2024
• Operative - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Ten-percenter - used 47 times, most recently in 2019
• Rep - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
• Insurance seller - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• Contract negotiator - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Deputy - used 30 times, most recently in 2004
• Actor's representative - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Insurance broker - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Bond, for one - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Proxy - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• Spy - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Emissary - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• Actor's negotiator - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Author's representative - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Deal negotiator - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Secret ___ (spy) - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• 007, e.g. - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Actor's rep - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Catalyst - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Hollywood deal maker - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Intermediary - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• FBI employee - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• 007, for one - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Broker - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Cut taker - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Author's negotiator - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Bond, e.g. - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Entertainer's advocate - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Insurance worker - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• IRS worker - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Means - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• James Bond, for one - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Secret ___ - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Hollywood mover - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Acting ambassador? - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• FBI operative - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Sales rep - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Athlete's negotiator - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Athlete's representative - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Hollywood figure - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• ___ provocateur - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Ticket seller - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Writer's rep - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Hollywood dealmaker - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Hollywood go-between - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Hollywood negotiator - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Influential sports figure - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "Secret ___ Man" - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Smart or Smiley - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Word with free or press - used 6 times, most recently in 2008

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.

• Make amends - ATONE, used 664 times
• In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
• Once more - AGAIN, used 336 times
• Nimble - AGILE, used 322 times
• Battery terminal - ANODE, used 319 times
• Book of maps - ATLAS, used 317 times

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