Deadly
The crossword clue "Deadly" is answered by FATAL, a 5-letter entry. Used 105 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FATAL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FATAL answer page.
Used 105 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 23 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.
- BALEFUL (1 uses in xd)
- BANEFUL (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for FATAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by FATAL, most used first.
- "___ Attraction" - used 27 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.
- A deadly sin - SLOTH, used 29 times
- Deadly African snake - MAMBA, used 29 times
- Deadly virus - EBOLA, used 28 times
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