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AFL's partner

Answer: CIO - 3 letters

The crossword clue "AFL's partner" is answered by CIO, a 3-letter entry. Used 30 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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CIO

CIO

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CIO answer page.

30Times used
19Distinct years
2020Most recent year
10Publications

Used 30 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for CIO

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  • AFL-___ - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
  • AFL partner - used 44 times, most recently in 2026

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