___ mode
The crossword clue "___ mode" is answered by ALA, a 3-letter entry. Used 149 times across 48 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 27 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 149 times across 48 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 27 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- STYLE (18 uses in xd)
- BEAST (4 uses in xd)
- PIEALA (4 uses in xd)
- MANNER (3 uses in xd)
- DEPECHE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALA
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ALA, most used first.
- In the style of - used 784 times, most recently in 2026
- Pie ___ mode - used 424 times, most recently in 2026
- In the manner of - used 367 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ carte - used 294 times, most recently in 2026
- Chicken ___ king - used 279 times, most recently in 2026
- Carte lead-in - used 139 times, most recently in 2026
- Copying - used 130 times, most recently in 2026
- Menu phrase - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
- Imitating - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Taking after - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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
- ___ Lingus - AER, used 730 times
- Fuss - ADO, used 644 times
- Fitting - APT, used 551 times
- Past - AGO, used 461 times
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