Presidential initials
The crossword clue "Presidential initials" is answered by DDE, a 3-letter entry. Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DDE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DDE answer page.
Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 4 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.
- JFK (2 uses in xd)
- BHO (1 uses in xd)
- CIC (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DDE
Every other clue in this collection answered by DDE, most used first.
- Presidential monogram - used 68 times, most recently in 2023
- JFK's predecessor - used 66 times, most recently in 2025
- Ike's initials - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Ike's monogram - used 47 times, most recently in 2022
- HST's successor - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- JFK predecessor - used 34 times, most recently in 2024
- ETO commander - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
- J.F.K.'s predecessor - 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.
- Presidential nickname - ABE, used 184 times
- Explosive initials - TNT, used 164 times
- Presidential nickname - IKE, used 97 times
- Presidential nickname. - CAL, used 69 times
- Nest egg initials - IRA, used 66 times
- Ambulance initials - EMS, used 46 times
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