Bear's lair
The crossword clue "Bear's lair" is answered by DEN, a 3-letter entry. Used 106 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
DEN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEN answer page.
Used 106 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- CAVE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by DEN, most used first.
- Lair - used 211 times, most recently in 2026
- Family room - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
- TV room - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Lion's home - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
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