Not very many
The crossword clue "Not very many" is answered by FEW, a 3-letter entry. Used 29 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FEW
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FEW answer page.
Used 29 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 14 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.
- ACOUPLE (1 uses in xd)
- FIVE (1 uses in xd)
- JUSTAFEW (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for FEW
Every other clue in this collection answered by FEW, most used first.
- Not many - used 155 times, most recently in 2026
- Hardly any - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
- Handful - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Small number - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Very long time - EON, used 212 times
- Not 'neath - OER, used 186 times
- Many a time - OFT, used 135 times
- And not - NOR, used 104 times
- Not well - ILL, used 100 times
- Not neg. - POS, used 99 times
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