Staff symbol
The crossword clue "Staff symbol" is answered by CLEF, a 4-letter entry. Used 80 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CLEF
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CLEF answer page.
Used 80 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 22 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.
- GCLEF (21 uses in xd)
- CCLEF (9 uses in xd)
Other clues for CLEF
Every other clue in this collection answered by CLEF, most used first.
- Musical symbol - used 73 times, most recently in 2025
- Staff leader? - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Pitch indicator - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Musical sign - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
- Sheet music symbol - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Music staff symbol - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Musical staff symbol - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Staff member - AIDE, used 83 times
- Corporate symbol - LOGO, used 77 times
- Egyptian symbol of life - ANKH, used 60 times
- Ship's staff - CREW, used 59 times
- Add to the staff - HIRE, used 58 times
- Peace symbol - DOVE, used 54 times
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