Custard-filled pastry

The answer

ECLAIR

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ECLAIR answer page.

Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

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• CREAMPUFF (2 uses in xd)
• NAPOLEON (2 uses in xd)
• CHOCOLATEECLAIR (1 uses in xd)
• DARIOLE (1 uses in xd)
• FLAN (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ECLAIR

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

• Cream-filled pastry - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Bakery treat - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Oblong pastry - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Filled pastry - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Cream-filled treat - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Cream puff - used 10 times, most recently in 2004
• Iced pastry - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Cream-filled dessert - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Napoleon's cousin? - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Patisserie buy - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Pastry. - used 7 times, most recently in 1982

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.

• Breakfast pastry - DANISH, used 26 times
• Stuffed Indian pastry - SAMOSA, used 10 times
• Crystal-filled rocks - GEODES, used 9 times
• Filled with horror - AGHAST, used 9 times
• Light, custard-filled cake - GATEAU, used 9 times
• French pastry - GATEAU, used 7 times

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