Deep blue
The crossword clue "Deep blue" is answered by ANIL, a 4-letter entry. Used 44 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ANIL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANIL answer page.
Used 44 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 9 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.
- INDIGO (14 uses in xd)
Other clues for ANIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by ANIL, most used first.
- Indigo - used 221 times, most recently in 2020
- Blue dye - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- Indigo plant - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Indigo source - used 50 times, most recently in 2021
- Indigo dye - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Indigo dye source - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Deep cut - GASH, used 164 times
- Blue-pencil - EDIT, used 151 times
- Blue hue - AQUA, used 135 times
- Greenish blue - TEAL, used 130 times
- Greenish-blue - AQUA, used 111 times
- Morales of "NYPD Blue" - ESAI, used 104 times
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