Instant
The crossword clue "Instant" is answered by FLASH, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FLASH
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FLASH answer page.
Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for FLASH
Every other clue in this collection answered by FLASH, most used first.
- News bulletin - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Camera feature - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Burst of light - used 9 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.
- Instant - TRICE, used 67 times
- Instant replay effect - SLOMO, used 11 times
- Instant decaf brand - SANKA, used 8 times
- Brief instant - TRICE, used 7 times
- Instant - JIFFY, used 6 times
- "Leave this instant!" - GONOW, used 6 times
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