English county
The crossword clue "English county" is answered by ESSEX, a 5-letter entry. Used 75 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ESSEX
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESSEX answer page.
Used 75 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 12 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.
- DORSET (9 uses in xd)
- SOMERSET (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for ESSEX
Every other clue in this collection answered by ESSEX, most used first.
- Newark's county - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- County near London - used 27 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.
- English county - SHIRE, used 73 times
- Alamogordo's county - OTERO, used 66 times
- English class assignment - ESSAY, used 51 times
- Irish county - CLARE, used 47 times
- English assignment - ESSAY, used 34 times
- English Derby site - EPSOM, used 34 times
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