Like some statesmen
The crossword clue "Like some statesmen" is answered by ELDER, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ELDER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELDER answer page.
Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ELDER
Every other clue in this collection answered by ELDER, most used first.
- Church official - used 107 times, most recently in 2024
- Senior - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Church leader - used 61 times, most recently in 2024
- Tribal leader - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Church officer - used 42 times, most recently in 2022
- Firstborn of two - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
- Kind of statesman - used 26 times, most recently in 2013
- Presbyter - used 24 times, most recently in 2012
- Church dignitary - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
- ___ statesman - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Born first - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Pliny the ___ - used 14 times, most recently in 2012
- Churchman - used 13 times, most recently in 1996
- Patriarch - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Respected church member - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Respected figure - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Venerable one - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
- Mormon leader - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Respected one - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- __ statesman (retired politician) - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Town leader - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- One of the Plinys - used 9 times, most recently in 2000
- One to respect - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Respected tribe member - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Church VIP - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Respected village figure - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Sort of statesman - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Type of statesman - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Born earlier - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Earlier-born - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Influential member of a tribe - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Mormon official - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- One with seniority - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Person to respect - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Respected community member - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Respected villager - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Someone to respect - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Tribal leader, often - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Tribe leader - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Venerated tribe member - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Venerated villager - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Like some seals - EARED, used 89 times
- "As You Like It" forest - ARDEN, used 79 times
- Like Cheerios - OATEN, used 79 times
- Like draft beer - ONTAP, used 74 times
- Like a lot - ADORE, used 72 times
- Move like a crab - SIDLE, used 71 times
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