British peer
The crossword clue "British peer" is answered by EARL, a 4-letter entry. Used 42 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EARL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EARL answer page.
Used 42 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 9 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.
- BARON (4 uses in xd)
- DUKE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EARL
Every other clue in this collection answered by EARL, most used first.
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- British nobleman - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Rank above viscount - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Count counterpart - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- "Downton Abbey" title - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ of Sandwich - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Husband of a countess - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- James ___ Jones - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Banjoist Scruggs - used 31 times, most recently in 2019
- Actor James __ Jones - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Countess's husband - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
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