German auto pioneer
The crossword clue "German auto pioneer" is answered by BENZ, a 4-letter entry. Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BENZ
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BENZ answer page.
Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 5 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.
- DAIMLER (2 uses in xd)
- KARLBENZ (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BENZ
Every other clue in this collection answered by BENZ, most used first.
- Mercedes-___ - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Auto pioneer Karl - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- German article - EINE, used 165 times
- German river - EDER, used 131 times
- Auto pioneer - OLDS, used 85 times
- Autobahn auto - OPEL, used 85 times
- German auto - AUDI, used 85 times
- Swedish auto - SAAB, used 71 times
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