Preserve
The crossword clue "Preserve" is answered by CAN, a 3-letter entry. Used 44 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CAN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CAN answer page.
Used 44 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 11 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.
- MAINTAIN (4 uses in xd)
- EMBALM (3 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
- 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
- Preserve, in a way - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
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- Dernier ___ - CRI, used 221 times
- Swindle - CON, used 219 times
- Scoundrel - CAD, used 217 times
- ___-de-sac - CUL, used 216 times
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