First string
The crossword clue "First string" is answered by ATEAM, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ATEAM
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATEAM answer page.
Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 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.
- REGULARS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ATEAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by ATEAM, most used first.
- First-stringers - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
- Starting squad - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Starters - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Elite group - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Mr. T's group - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Top players - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Starting lineup - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Special Forces unit - used 29 times, most recently in 2017
- Group of top players - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Elite squad - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- First-string players - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Top squad - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- First-string squad - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Elite military unit - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
- Mr. T's outfit - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
- Starting players - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Elite unit - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
- Varsity starters - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
- Crack squad - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Mr. T's TV group - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
- Best of the best - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Varsity - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Best players - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- "___ of snow-white horses" - used 7 times, most recently in 1981
- Starting group - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Elite crew - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Mr. T's TV outfit - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Squad of best players - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Starters, in sports - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Varsity group - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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- First Greek letter - ALPHA, used 108 times
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- Strong string - TWINE, used 79 times
- String quartet member - VIOLA, used 67 times
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