Mamie's predecessor
The crossword clue "Mamie's predecessor" is answered by BESS, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BESS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BESS answer page.
Used 27 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Every other clue in this collection answered by BESS, most used first.
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Related clues
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