Mary of old films

The answer

ASTOR

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASTOR answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ASTOR

Every other clue in this collection answered by ASTOR, most used first.

• Mary of "The Maltese Falcon" - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
• John Jacob ___ - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• Fur trader John Jacob - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Furrier John Jacob - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Fur tycoon - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
• Famed fur tycoon - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Fur tycoon John Jacob - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• "The Maltese Falcon" actress - used 14 times, most recently in 2011
• "The Maltese Falcon" actress Mary - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• American Fur Company founder - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• John Jacob or Mary - used 11 times, most recently in 2009
• New York Public Library benefactor - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Silents star Mary - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Actress Mary - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Philanthropist Brooke - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• New York's ___ Place - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Famed furrier - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Fur magnate John Jacob __ - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Fur man - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• "The Maltese Falcon" co-star - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Tycoon on the Titanic - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Famed fur trader - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Fur-trade pioneer - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Tycoon John Jacob - used 6 times, most recently in 2023

Related clues

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• Old anesthetic - ETHER, used 156 times
• Old-womanish - ANILE, used 155 times
• Old saying - ADAGE, used 127 times
• Old hat - PASSE, used 100 times
• Old enough - OFAGE, used 97 times
• "Old MacDonald" refrain - EIEIO, used 97 times

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