Papa
The crossword clue "Papa" is answered by DAD, a 3-letter entry. Used 49 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DAD
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DAD answer page.
Used 49 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 19 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.
- DADDY (20 uses in xd)
- DADDA (1 uses in xd)
- HEMINGWAY (1 uses in xd)
- JOHNS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by DAD, most used first.
- June honoree - used 193 times, most recently in 2026
- Mom's mate - used 48 times, most recently in 2018
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