Select few
The crossword clue "Select few" is answered by ELITE, a 5-letter entry. Used 27 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ELITE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELITE answer page.
Used 27 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. 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.
- CHOSENONES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ELITE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ELITE, most used first.
- Cream of the crop - used 175 times, most recently in 2026
- Upper crust - used 170 times, most recently in 2026
- Select group - used 108 times, most recently in 2026
- Best of the best - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
- Privileged group - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
- Top-tier - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Chosen few - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- A-list - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- High society - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Privileged few - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
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