First, second or third
The crossword clue "First, second or third" is answered by BASE, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BASE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BASE answer page.
Used 27 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 10 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.
- ORDINAL (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for BASE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BASE, most used first.
- Foundation - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
- Diamond corner - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Headquarters - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Military installation - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Acid neutralizer - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Ignoble - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
- Pyramid part - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Low - used 22 times, most recently in 2012
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.
- First-rate - AONE, used 274 times
- First place - EDEN, used 215 times
- First-class - AONE, used 143 times
- First name in scat - ELLA, used 140 times
- First victim - ABEL, used 131 times
- Jacob's first wife - LEAH, used 126 times
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