___ were
The crossword clue "___ were" is answered by ASIT, a 4-letter entry. Used 79 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
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ASIT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASIT answer page.
Used 79 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1962. 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.
- EXISTED (3 uses in xd)
- LIVED (2 uses in xd)
- KINDOFWOLVES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ASIT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ASIT, most used first.
- ___ were (so to speak) - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- "Be that -- may ..." - used 59 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.
- "And Then There Were ___" - NONE, used 48 times
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