Skirt with a flare

The answer

ALINE

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

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1980. 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.

• DIRNDL (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ALINE

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

• Dress style - used 93 times, most recently in 2025
• Skirt style - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
• Flared dress - used 41 times, most recently in 2025
• Straighten - used 35 times, most recently in 1997
• Flared dress style - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Draw ___ in the sand - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Dress with a flare - used 25 times, most recently in 2020
• Actress MacMahon. - used 21 times, most recently in 1996
• Roomy dress - used 18 times, most recently in 2012
• Dress design - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Adjust - used 15 times, most recently in 1991
• Flared skirt style - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Dress shape - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Dress type - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Classic dress style - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Drop __ to (write) - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Skirt shape - used 12 times, most recently in 2007
• Skirt type - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Dress cut - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Type of skirt - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Set straight - used 9 times, most recently in 1989
• Dior dress - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Dress with a flared bottom - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "Drop me ___" - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Drop __ to (write to) - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Flared skirt - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Get ___ on. - used 8 times, most recently in 1977
• Flared dress shape - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Get ___ on (find out about). - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Letter-shaped dress style - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Miss MacMahon - used 7 times, most recently in 1980
• Roomy dress cut - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Dress with flare - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Get __ on (learn about) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Women's dress style - used 6 times, most recently in 2016

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.

• Fill with joy - ELATE, used 232 times
• Put up with - ABIDE, used 183 times
• Connect with - TIETO, used 87 times
• Go with the flow - ADAPT, used 77 times
• Skirt fold - PLEAT, used 73 times
• Change with the times - ADAPT, used 72 times

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