First name in mysteries
The crossword clue "First name in mysteries" is answered by ERLE, a 4-letter entry. Used 94 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ERLE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERLE answer page.
Used 94 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 14 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.
- AGATHA (19 uses in xd)
- ELLERY (6 uses in xd)
- NGAIO (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ERLE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ERLE, most used first.
- Perry's creator - used 332 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ Stanley Gardner - used 189 times, most recently in 2026
- Author __ Stanley Gardner - used 84 times, most recently in 2025
- Writer ___ Stanley Gardner - used 51 times, most recently in 2025
- Della's creator - used 49 times, most recently in 2015
- Author Gardner - used 48 times, most recently in 2014
Related clues
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- Baseball family name - ALOU, used 183 times
- Edison's middle name - ALVA, used 156 times
- First-class - AONE, used 143 times
- First name in scat - ELLA, used 140 times
- Elevator name - OTIS, used 135 times
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