Pen name
The crossword clue "Pen name" is answered by BIC, a 3-letter entry. Used 178 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 30 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
BIC
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BIC answer page.
Used 178 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 30 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- CROSS (7 uses in xd)
- NOMDEPLUME (6 uses in xd)
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Pen point - NIB, used 146 times
- Maiden name preceder - NEE, used 116 times
- Word before a maiden name - NEE, used 102 times
- Pen tip - NIB, used 101 times
- Pen filler - INK, used 89 times
- Farm pen - STY, used 79 times
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