Upper hand
The crossword clue "Upper hand" is answered by EDGE, a 4-letter entry. Used 133 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
EDGE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EDGE answer page.
Used 133 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 19 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ADVANTAGE (5 uses in xd)
- DOMINANCE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EDGE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by EDGE, most used first.
- Advantage - used 385 times, most recently in 2026
- Rim - used 180 times, most recently in 2026
- Slight advantage - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
- Perimeter - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
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