Former mates
The crossword clue "Former mates" is answered by EXES, a 4-letter entry. Used 76 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
EXES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EXES answer page.
Used 76 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 10 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 pilot answered by EXES, most used first.
- Former spouses - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
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