Proofreader's mark
The crossword clue "Proofreader's mark" is answered by CARET, a 5-letter entry. Used 53 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CARET
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CARET answer page.
Used 53 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for CARET
Every other clue in this collection answered by CARET, most used first.
- Insertion mark - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Insertion symbol - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Insertion sign - used 23 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.
- Diacritical mark - TILDE, used 69 times
- Off the mark - AMISS, used 39 times
- Punctuation mark - COLON, used 36 times
- Punctuation mark - COMMA, used 33 times
- Easy mark - PATSY, used 26 times
- Tally mark - NOTCH, used 22 times
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