Government department
The crossword clue "Government department" is answered by BUREAU, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024. 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
BUREAU
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BUREAU answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024. 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.
- MINISTRY (3 uses in xd)
- FOREIGNOFFICE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BUREAU
Every other clue in this collection answered by BUREAU, most used first.
- Chest of drawers - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Agency - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Dresser - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Bedroom piece - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Department - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Part of FBI - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- News office - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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.
- Government in power - REGIME, used 22 times
- Cabinet department - ENERGY, used 13 times
- Department store section - LINENS, used 13 times
- Government - REGIME, used 7 times
- ___ Mae (government lender) - GINNIE, used 6 times
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