Writer Rand
The crossword clue "Writer Rand" is answered by AYN, a 3-letter entry. Used 182 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
AYN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AYN answer page.
Used 182 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 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.
- CASINOS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AYN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by AYN, most used first.
- Author Rand - used 136 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- "The Raven" writer - POE, used 132 times
- Writer Deighton - LEN, used 103 times
- Writer Fleming - IAN, used 99 times
- Writer Levin - IRA, used 88 times
- Writer LeShan - EDA, used 85 times
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