Support staff?
The crossword clue "Support staff?" is answered by CANE, a 4-letter entry. Used 22 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CANE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CANE answer page.
Used 22 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 9 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.
- CRUTCH (5 uses in xd)
- TECHS (3 uses in xd)
- ASSISTANTS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CANE
Every other clue in this collection answered by CANE, most used first.
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- Walking aid - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
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- Mr. Peanut prop - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
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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.
- Sail support - MAST, used 115 times
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- Staff symbol - CLEF, used 80 times
- Rigging support - SPAR, used 71 times
- Tech support caller - USER, used 68 times
- Staff leader? - CLEF, used 62 times
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