Not very bright
The crossword clue "Not very bright" is answered by DIM, a 3-letter entry. Used 25 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DIM
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DIM answer page.
Used 25 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 11 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.
- DOPEY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DIM
Every other clue in this collection answered by DIM, most used first.
- Poorly lit - used 159 times, most recently in 2026
- Badly lit - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Not well-lit - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Not bright - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Indistinct - used 28 times, most recently in 2018
- Faint - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Barely lit - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Not too bright - used 22 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.
- Very long time - EON, used 212 times
- Not 'neath - OER, used 186 times
- Not many - FEW, used 155 times
- And not - NOR, used 104 times
- Not well - ILL, used 100 times
- Not neg. - POS, used 99 times
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