Paid to play
The crossword clue "Paid to play" is answered by ANTED, a 5-letter entry. Used 32 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ANTED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANTED answer page.
Used 32 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 12 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.
- ANTEDUP (2 uses in xd)
- FEDTHEKITTY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ANTED
Every other clue in this collection answered by ANTED, most used first.
- Chipped in - used 55 times, most recently in 2024
- Fed the kitty - used 47 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
- Paid out - SPENT, used 72 times
- Pays to play - ANTES, used 71 times
- Play place - STAGE, used 51 times
- Serious play - DRAMA, used 50 times
- Play groups - CASTS, used 42 times
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