Second in a series
The crossword clue "Second in a series" is answered by BETA, a 4-letter entry. Used 38 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BETA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BETA answer page.
Used 38 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Related clues
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