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The answer

ATE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATE answer page.

Used 101 times across 44 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 17 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.

• EATEN (67 uses in xd)
• ATEINTO (15 uses in xd)
• ATEAT (6 uses in xd)
• ATEAWAY (6 uses in xd)
• RUSTED (5 uses in xd)

Other clues for ATE

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

• Consumed - used 478 times, most recently in 2026
• Chowed down - used 231 times, most recently in 2026
• Devoured - used 216 times, most recently in 2026
• Put away - used 208 times, most recently in 2026
• Dined - used 194 times, most recently in 2026
• Gobbled up - used 186 times, most recently in 2026
• Had a bite - used 184 times, most recently in 2026
• Had lunch - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
• Broke bread - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
• Noshed - used 130 times, most recently in 2026
• Polished off - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
• Had a meal - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
• Downed - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
• Had a snack - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• Supped - used 91 times, most recently in 2025
• Took in - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Feasted - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Had dinner - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
• Had something - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
• Wolfed down - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• Packed away - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• Ingested - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Absorbed, as a cost - used 66 times, most recently in 2025
• Had - used 60 times, most recently in 2025
• Broke a fast - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Scarfed down - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
• Grabbed a bite - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Finished off - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Lunched - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Eroded - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Munched on - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Dug in - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Snacked on - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Bolted down - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
• Snacked - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Absorbed, as a loss - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Partook of - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Used up - used 41 times, most recently in 2024
• Had supper - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Had a little lamb - used 33 times, most recently in 2014
• Had brunch - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Noshed on - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Pigged out - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Did lunch - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
• Wore away - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Had breakfast - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• "The dog ___ my homework" - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Got fed up? - used 25 times, most recently in 2015
• Brunched - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Feasted on - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Swallowed - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• "Thanks, I already ___" - used 23 times, most recently in 2012
• Had a little something - used 22 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• In the past - AGO, used 1,064 times
• Exist - ARE, used 858 times
• In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
• ___ Lingus - AER, used 730 times
• Commotion - ADO, used 718 times
• Fuss - ADO, used 644 times

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