Blue dye
The crossword clue "Blue dye" is answered by ANIL, a 4-letter entry. Used 116 times across 48 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ANIL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANIL answer page.
Used 116 times across 48 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 17 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.
- INDIGO (16 uses in xd)
- WOAD (16 uses in xd)
Other clues for ANIL
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ANIL, most used first.
- Indigo - used 221 times, most recently in 2020
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