Demon
The crossword clue "Demon" is answered by FIEND, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FIEND
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FIEND answer page.
Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. 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.
- EVILSPIRIT (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for FIEND
Every other clue in this collection answered by FIEND, most used first.
- Wicked one - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Diabolical sort - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Evil spirit - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Fanatic - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Enthusiast - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Evil one - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Evildoer - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Ogre - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Wicked person - used 6 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.
- Speed demon - RACER, used 24 times
- Female demon - LAMIA, used 14 times
- Grave-robbing demon - GHOUL, used 6 times
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