Military nucleus

The answer

CADRE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CADRE answer page.

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for CADRE

Every other clue in this collection answered by CADRE, most used first.

• Core group - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• Framework - used 27 times, most recently in 2002
• Inner circle - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Military group - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
• Training group - used 21 times, most recently in 2021
• Close-knit group - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Band of fighters - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Military training group - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Key group - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
• Specially trained group - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Group of key personnel - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Military unit - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Group of officers - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Nucleus - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Nucleus of military personnel - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Tight-knit group - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

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.

• Military chaplain - PADRE, used 58 times
• Military blockade - SIEGE, used 39 times
• Military trainee - CADET, used 35 times
• Military bigwigs - BRASS, used 28 times
• Military award - MEDAL, used 25 times
• Military attack - SIEGE, used 19 times

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