Former flames
The crossword clue "Former flames" is answered by EXES, a 4-letter entry. Used 51 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EXES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EXES answer page.
Used 51 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for EXES
Every other clue in this collection answered by EXES, most used first.
- Former spouses - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
- Former mates - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Former partners - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Old flames - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Former Russian ruler - TSAR, used 78 times
- Former Iranian ruler - SHAH, used 75 times
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