Mischievous one

The answer

ELF

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELF answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 5 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.

• IMP (17 uses in xd)
• RASCAL (9 uses in xd)
• SCAMP (7 uses in xd)
• DEVIL (6 uses in xd)
• PIXIE (5 uses in xd)

Other clues for ELF

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

• Sprite - used 217 times, most recently in 2026
• Santa's helper - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
• North Pole worker - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
• Pixie - used 82 times, most recently in 2025
• Pole worker - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Arctic assistant - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Leprechaun - used 30 times, most recently in 2019
• Santa's little helper - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Brownie - used 28 times, most recently in 2015
• North Pole assistant - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• North Pole toymaker - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Seasonal helper - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• One of Santa's helpers - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Keebler worker - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• North Pole helper - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• One with a pole position? - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Holiday helper - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Santa subordinate - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Tolkien creature - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Aide to Santa - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Hobbit helper - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Little toymaker - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Rivendell resident - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Santa helper - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Subordinate Claus - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
• Munchkin kin - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
• 2003 Will Ferrell film - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Keebler cookie maker - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Polar drudge - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Keebler character - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Little helper - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Munchkin - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• North Pole aide - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Santa's aide - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Seasonal worker? - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Yuletide worker - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Keebler mascot - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Keebler's Ernie, e.g. - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• "The ___ on the Shelf" (Christmas book sold with a toy) - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Assistant to Santa - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Helper for Santa - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Keebler cookie character - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• North Pole toy maker - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• One of Santa's little helpers - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Polar worker - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Shoemaker's helper, in a fairy tale - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Snap, Crackle or Pop - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Worker in Santa's workshop - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Year-end helper - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• 2003 holiday film - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Keebler baker - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• North Pole employee - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• ___ on the Shelf - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Pointy shoe wearer - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Polar helper - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Santa's assistant - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Tiny toymaker - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Tiny trickster - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Tolkien being - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• 2003 Will Ferrell movie - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Legolas, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Little one - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Middle-earth resident - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Mischief-maker - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• North Pole denizen - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Pointy-eared being - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• "The Lord of the Rings" figure - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Tolkien's Legolas, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Will Ferrell Christmas film - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Will Ferrell holiday movie - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Will Ferrell movie - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Character in a Christmas special, often - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Employee of Santa - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Fairy - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Keebler employee - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Mischievous fairy - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• North Pole staffer - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Santa assistant - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Seasonal sprite - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Small toymaker - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Wee toymaker - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Will Ferrell Christmas comedy - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Will Ferrell holiday comedy - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Wrapper for Santa - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• One ___ time - ATA, used 188 times
• One or more - ANY, used 176 times
• Little one - TOT, used 169 times
• Sgt., for one - NCO, used 95 times
• King Kong, for one - APE, used 93 times
• Hole in one - ACE, used 91 times

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