Secret competitor
The crossword clue "Secret competitor" is answered by BAN, a 3-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1998. 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
BAN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BAN answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1998. 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.
- ARRIDEXTRADRY (1 uses in xd)
- RIGHTGUARD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by BAN, most used first.
- Prohibit - used 331 times, most recently in 2026
- Outlaw - used 176 times, most recently in 2026
- Forbid - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Make illegal - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
- Prohibition - used 83 times, most recently in 2025
- Embargo - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Proscribe - used 33 times, most recently in 2022
- Interdict - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Disallow - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
- Abolish - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Interdiction - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
- Proscription - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
- Taboo - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
- Criminalize - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Blackball - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Prohibit by law - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Declare off-limits - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Keep out - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Shut out - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Block - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Secret rival - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Forbiddance - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Make taboo - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Put a stop to - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Bar - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Blacklist - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Blackout - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Officially forbid - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Prohibit officially - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Uncompromising law - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Secret agent - SPY, used 207 times
- "___ Got a Secret" - IVE, used 149 times
- HBO competitor - SHO, used 58 times
- FedEx competitor - UPS, used 45 times
- Victoria's Secret purchase - BRA, used 36 times
- QVC competitor - HSN, used 30 times
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