Black-tie affair
The crossword clue "Black-tie affair" is answered by GALA, a 4-letter entry. Used 21 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GALA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GALA answer page.
Used 21 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Every other clue in this collection answered by GALA, most used first.
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