Collector's item

The answer

CURIO

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CURIO answer page.

Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 5 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.

• REPO (8 uses in xd)
• BILL (5 uses in xd)
• RENT (5 uses in xd)
• DEBT (4 uses in xd)
• IOU (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for CURIO

Every other clue in this collection answered by CURIO, most used first.

• Knickknack - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Antique shop item - used 21 times, most recently in 2019
• Unusual collectible - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Objet d'art - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Unusual knickknack - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Antique shop purchase - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Conversation piece - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Museum piece - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Bibelot - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Flea market find - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Tchotchke - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Unusual objet d'art - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Unusual trinket - used 6 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.

• Balance sheet item - ASSET, used 61 times
• Item of value - ASSET, used 59 times
• News item - EVENT, used 44 times
• Quiver item - ARROW, used 32 times
• Humidor item - CIGAR, used 30 times
• Black-ink item - ASSET, used 29 times

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