Franklin
The crossword clue "Franklin" is answered by BEN, a 3-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 1995; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BEN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEN answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 1995; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 3 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.
- DROOSEVELT (1 uses in xd)
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Every other clue in this collection answered by BEN, most used first.
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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.
- Loser to Franklin in 1936 - ALF, used 9 times
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