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Indigo dye source

Answer: ANIL - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Indigo dye source" is answered by ANIL, a 4-letter entry. Used 28 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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ANIL

ANIL

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANIL answer page.

28Times used
18Distinct years
2026Most recent year
12Publications

Used 28 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
  • Deep blue - used 44 times, most recently in 2018
  • Indigo dye - used 44 times, most recently in 2026

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