Shade source
The crossword clue "Shade source" is answered by ELM, a 3-letter entry. Used 68 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ELM
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELM answer page.
Used 68 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. 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.
- ELMTREE (9 uses in xd)
- AWNING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ELM
Every other clue in this collection answered by ELM, most used first.
- Shade tree - used 437 times, most recently in 2026
- Stately tree - used 148 times, most recently in 2026
- "A Nightmare on ___ Street" - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
- "Slippery" tree - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Freddy Krueger's street - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Shade - HUE, used 310 times
- Blond shade - ASH, used 151 times
- Tofu source - SOY, used 103 times
- Metal source - ORE, used 101 times
- Blonde shade - ASH, used 95 times
- Bran source - OAT, used 74 times
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