Helvetica look-alike
The crossword clue "Helvetica look-alike" is answered by ARIAL, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ARIAL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARIAL answer page.
Used 15 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for ARIAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by ARIAL, most used first.
- Sans-serif typeface - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Common computer font - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Popular typeface - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
- Sans-serif font - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Font similar to Helvetica - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Common computer typeface - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Popular font - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Standard Windows typeface - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
- Common font - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Common typeface - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Popular sans-serif font - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Courier alternative - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Basic font - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Common sans-serif font - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Typeface similar to Helvetica - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Built-in Windows typeface - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
- Helvetica alternative - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Popular sans-serif typeface - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Common default font - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Helvetica relative - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Times New Roman alternative - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Computer screen font - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Computer typeface - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Easy-to-read font - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Font akin to Helvetica - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Look forward to - AWAIT, used 159 times
- Scornful look - SNEER, used 99 times
- Look after - SEETO, used 97 times
- Long look - STARE, used 89 times
- Look of contempt - SNEER, used 78 times
- Contemptuous look - SNEER, used 75 times
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