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Old-time oath

Answer: EGAD - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Old-time oath" is answered by EGAD, a 4-letter entry. Used 48 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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EGAD

EGAD

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EGAD answer page.

48Times used
26Distinct years
2025Most recent year
9Publications

Used 48 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1951. 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.

  • EGADS (8 uses in xd)
  • FIE (7 uses in xd)
  • PSHAW (2 uses in xd)
  • DRAT (1 uses in xd)
  • YEGODS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for EGAD

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

  • "Zounds!" - used 328 times, most recently in 2026
  • Old oath - used 105 times, most recently in 2026

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