Shade tree
The crossword clue "Shade tree" is answered by ELM, a 3-letter entry. Used 437 times across 66 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 31 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ELM
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELM answer page.
Used 437 times across 66 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 31 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- LINDEN (8 uses in xd)
- MAPLE (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for ELM
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ELM, most used first.
- Stately tree - used 148 times, most recently in 2026
- "A Nightmare on ___ Street" - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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
- Blonde shade - ASH, used 95 times
- Tree fluid - SAP, used 92 times
- Sturdy tree - OAK, used 90 times
- Tolkien tree creature - ENT, used 89 times
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