In a proper manner
The crossword clue "In a proper manner" is answered by DULY, a 4-letter entry. Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
DULY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DULY answer page.
Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 7 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.
- FITLY (4 uses in xd)
- DECENTLY (1 uses in xd)
- DECOROUSLY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DULY
Every other clue in this collection answered by DULY, most used first.
- "___ noted" - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Properly - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- As is fitting - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- As required - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Fittingly - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Manner of walking - GAIT, used 48 times
- Overly proper - PRIM, used 46 times
- ___ and proper - PRIM, used 44 times
- Proper partner - PRIM, used 43 times
- Manner - MIEN, used 34 times
- Manner - MODE, used 28 times
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