1996 also-ran

The answer

DOLE

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

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 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.

• BOBDOLE (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for DOLE

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

• Hand (out) - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Parcel (out) - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Big name in pineapples - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Mete (out) - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Ration (out) - used 27 times, most recently in 2018
• ___ out (distribute) - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Give (out) sparingly - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Pineapple brand - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Portion (out) - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Big name in bananas - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Clinton's 1996 opponent - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Robert or Elizabeth - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Handout - used 12 times, most recently in 2004
• Pineapple name - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Distribute - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Loser to Clinton in 1996 - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Ration - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Big name in pineapple - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Clinton opponent - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Give sparingly - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Loser to Clinton - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Charity - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Give (out) - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• 1996 candidate - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• 1996 presidential candidate - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Charity distribution - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Relief - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• 1996 Clinton challenger - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• 1996 loser to Clinton - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Banana brand - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Dish (out) - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Loser in 1996 - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

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.

• Ran in the wash - BLED, used 102 times
• Ran away - FLED, used 71 times
• Ran, as colors - BLED, used 41 times
• Aesopian also-ran - HARE, used 40 times
• ___-ran - ALSO, used 33 times
• Ran like heck - TORE, used 29 times

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