Old fogy
The crossword clue "Old fogy" is answered by FOSSIL, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FOSSIL
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FOSSIL answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 2 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.
- CODGER (4 uses in xd)
- STICKINTHEMUD (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for FOSSIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by FOSSIL, most used first.
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