Top story
The crossword clue "Top story" is answered by ATTIC, a 5-letter entry. Used 108 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 27 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ATTIC
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATTIC answer page.
Used 108 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 27 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- GARRET (4 uses in xd)
- LOFT (2 uses in xd)
- FEATURE (1 uses in xd)
- PENTHOUSE (1 uses in xd)
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Suspect's story - ALIBI, used 128 times
- Cover story - ALIBI, used 97 times
- Blow one's top - ERUPT, used 95 times
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