Former name of Tokyo
The crossword clue "Former name of Tokyo" is answered by EDO, a 3-letter entry. Used 51 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
EDO
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EDO answer page.
Used 51 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 13 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.
- YEDO (5 uses in xd)
- YEDDO (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for EDO
Every other clue in this collection answered by EDO, most used first.
- Tokyo, once - used 190 times, most recently in 2026
- Tokyo, formerly - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
- Tokyo's old name - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Old Tokyo - used 50 times, most recently in 2021
- Tokyo's former name - used 50 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Pen name - BIC, used 178 times
- Maiden name preceder - NEE, used 116 times
- Word before a maiden name - NEE, used 102 times
- "The Name of the Rose" author - ECO, used 77 times
- Maiden name label - NEE, used 71 times
- Maiden name indicator - NEE, used 61 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.