Preserve, in a way
The crossword clue "Preserve, in a way" is answered by CAN, a 3-letter entry. Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
CAN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CAN answer page.
Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 13 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.
- EMBALM (11 uses in xd)
- FREEZEDRY (3 uses in xd)
- RECORD (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for CAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by CAN, most used first.
- Fire - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Is able to - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
- Soup container - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Preserve - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Soda container - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Soup buy - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Container - used 29 times, most recently in 2000
- Recyclable item - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Paint buy - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- By way of - VIA, used 728 times
- Eastern "way" - TAO, used 173 times
- "Way cool!" - RAD, used 107 times
- Chinese "way" - TAO, used 94 times
- "In what way?" - HOW, used 93 times
- Showed the way - LED, used 93 times
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