Former lovers
The crossword clue "Former lovers" is answered by EXES, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 8 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 25 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 8 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.
- OLDFLAMES (5 uses in xd)
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
- Former flames - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Letters. - used 38 times, most recently in 1980
- Alimony recipients - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Past partners - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Alimony payers - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Former Russian ruler - TSAR, used 78 times
- Former Iranian ruler - SHAH, used 75 times
- Former frosh - SOPH, used 43 times
- Former Italian money - LIRA, used 36 times
- Thailand's former name - SIAM, used 29 times
- Former queen of Jordan - NOOR, used 28 times
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