Ernie of the links

The answer

ELS

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

Used 16 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2019; 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 clues for ELS

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

• Golfer Ernie - used 331 times, most recently in 2026
• Overhead trains - used 152 times, most recently in 2026
• Chicago trains - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
• Ernie of the PGA - used 64 times, most recently in 2019
• High trains - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Loop loopers - used 37 times, most recently in 2021
• They loop the Loop - used 36 times, most recently in 2022
• Golf's Ernie - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• High rollers? - used 33 times, most recently in 2020
• Raised railways - used 32 times, most recently in 2024
• Letters. - used 31 times, most recently in 1976
• Windy City trains - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Above-the-street trains - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Ernie of golf - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Overhead railways - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• Raised trains - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Two-time U.S. Open champ - used 22 times, most recently in 2020
• Golf pro Ernie - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• Letters after kays - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Ernie on the links - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Golfer Ernie nicknamed "The Big Easy" - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Hollow center? - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Raised railroads - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• City lines - used 18 times, most recently in 1998
• Golfer nicknamed "The Big Easy" - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• Overhead rails - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• South African golfer Ernie - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Trains overhead - used 17 times, most recently in 2013
• Trains over the street - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• High lines - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Raised rails - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Golf Hall of Famer Ernie - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Golf's "Big Easy" - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Chi-Town trains - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Right-angle shapes - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• South African golfer - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
• Loop trains - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Two-time U.S. Open winner - used 12 times, most recently in 2007
• Woods rival - used 12 times, most recently in 2010
• 2002 British Open champ - used 11 times, most recently in 2012
• 2002 British Open champion - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Loop sights - used 11 times, most recently in 2006
• Overhead lines - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• 1997 U.S. Open champ - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
• 1997 U.S. Open winner - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Chicago transports - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Ernie of golf fame - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Loop transports - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• 1997 U.S. Open champ Ernie - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Pro golfer Ernie - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Chicago Loop trains - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• City trains - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Golfer Ernie known as "The Big Easy" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• High ways? - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Lofty trains - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Some railways - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Some trains - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Trains above the road - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Links luminary Ernie - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Trains on trestles - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• 2002 British Open winner - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Aboveground trains - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Certain trains - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Chicago rumblers - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• CTA trains - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Ernie in the World Golf Hall of Fame - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Golf champ Ernie - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Golf great Ernie - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Golfer known as "The Big Easy" - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• High rails - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Overhead railroads - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Overhead rumblers - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Overhead transports - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Raised RRs - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Raised transports - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• South African golf pro - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Urban rails - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Urban railways - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Windy City transports - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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