Carte lead-in
The crossword clue "Carte lead-in" is answered by ALA, a 3-letter entry. Used 139 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ALA
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALA answer page.
Used 139 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Every other clue in this pilot answered by ALA, most used first.
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