Canvas holder
The crossword clue "Canvas holder" is answered by EASEL, a 5-letter entry. Used 56 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EASEL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EASEL answer page.
Used 56 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 16 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.
- FRAME (1 uses in xd)
- TENTPOLE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EASEL
Every other clue in this collection answered by EASEL, most used first.
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