Apple core, for short
The crossword clue "Apple core, for short" is answered by CPU, a 3-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
CPU
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CPU answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for CPU
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- PC's "brain" - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- PC "brain" - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- PC core - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- "Brain" of a PC - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Core of a PC - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- PC component - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
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