Member of a South Asian diaspora

The answer

DESI

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DESI answer page.

Used 8 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2019. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for DESI

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

• He loved Lucy - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
• Arnaz - used 41 times, most recently in 2019
• Arnaz of "I Love Lucy" - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• Mr. Arnaz - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Lucie's dad - used 33 times, most recently in 2023
• Lucy's partner - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Lucy's husband - used 29 times, most recently in 2021
• Lucy's love - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Ricky's portrayer - used 25 times, most recently in 2015
• Actor Arnaz - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Member of the South Asian diaspora - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• South Asian - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Bandleader Arnaz - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Lucy's hubby - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
• Lucy's guy - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• '50s sitcom name - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• Lucy's co-star - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Ricky portrayer - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• "I Love Lucy" co-star Arnaz - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Ricky, really - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Sitcom pioneer Arnaz - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Bandleader Arnez - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
• First name in 50's TV - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Lucie's father - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
• Lucy's man - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Lucy's mate - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
• An Arnaz - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Arnaz of early TV - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Lucie Arnaz's dad - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Ricky, on "I Love Lucy" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Arnaz who loved Lucy - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Big name in '50s TV - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• First name in '50s TV - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• First name in early sitcoms - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
• Half of a '50s sitcom couple - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Lucy lover - used 6 times, most recently in 2015

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.

• Choir member - ALTO, used 228 times
• Jury member - PEER, used 180 times
• Asian desert - GOBI, used 145 times
• Asian sea - ARAL, used 125 times
• Staff member - AIDE, used 83 times
• Shrinking Asian sea - ARAL, used 76 times

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