And others, in footnotes

The answer

ETAL

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ETAL answer page.

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 5 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.

• ETALII (3 uses in xd)
• ETALIA (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ETAL

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

• List-ending abbr. - used 394 times, most recently in 2026
• And others: Abbr. - used 329 times, most recently in 2026
• List ender - used 152 times, most recently in 2026
• Bibliography abbr. - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
• And others, for short - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
• And others (Lat.) - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
• Relative of etc. - used 97 times, most recently in 2011
• Footnote abbr. - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
• List-shortening abbr. - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
• Catchall abbr. - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
• List shortener - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• And others, briefly - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• And others - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Inclusive abbr. - used 39 times, most recently in 2024
• Common Latin abbr. - used 34 times, most recently in 2012
• Citation abbr. - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Latin list-ender - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Latin abbr. - used 32 times, most recently in 2015
• List ending - used 27 times, most recently in 2011
• And elsewhere: Abbr. - used 23 times, most recently in 2011
• And others, in brief - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Citation abbreviation - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Cousin of etc. - used 22 times, most recently in 2008
• List extender - used 21 times, most recently in 2008
• Series ender - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
• Etc. relative - used 20 times, most recently in 2017
• List-ending abbreviation - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• List abbr. - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Bibliographer's abbr. - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Kin of etc. - used 18 times, most recently in 2001
• List shortener, for short - used 18 times, most recently in 2021
• Space-saving abbr. - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Substitute for the unnamed - used 17 times, most recently in 2014
• "Too many more to mention" abbr. - used 17 times, most recently in 2016
• Bibliographical abbr. - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Catchall abbreviation - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Series finale - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• And others, in a bibliography - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Etc. kin - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• & others - used 15 times, most recently in 2009
• Bibliographic abbr. - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• End-of-list abbr. - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• "And others" abbreviation - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Bibliog. space saver - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• Handy Latin abbr. - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• List-curtailing abbr. - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• List-shortening abbreviation - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Etc. cousin - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• List lengthener - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Useful Latin abbr. - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
• Abbreviation meaning "and others" - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Footnote notation - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Latin abbreviation. - used 9 times, most recently in 1996
• List ender, briefly - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• "Too many to list" abbr. - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Abbreviation in an abbreviated list (2 wds.) - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Citation shortener - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Common Latin abbreviation. - used 8 times, most recently in 1969
• Latin list shortener - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Series-ending abbr. - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Series finale: Abbr. - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• And others, in a list - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• "And others," in a list (2 wds.) - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Catchall Latin citation - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Etc. alternative - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Handy abbr. - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Latin catchall - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Latin & others - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• List-ending words - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• List shortener, briefly - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Name-dropping abbr. - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Plus others, briefly - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Series shortener - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Useful Latin abbreviation. - used 7 times, most recently in 1999
• And the rest: Abbr. - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• End of some lists - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• List-ending letters - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Plus others - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Rest-of-the-team stand-in - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Roster ender - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

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