Dressy event
The crossword clue "Dressy event" is answered by GALA, a 4-letter entry. Used 17 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1999. 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
GALA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GALA answer page.
Used 17 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for GALA
Every other clue in this collection answered by GALA, most used first.
- Festive - used 147 times, most recently in 2023
- Big bash - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Fancy party - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Big party - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Big do - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Celebration - used 39 times, most recently in 2020
- Festive occasion - used 38 times, most recently in 2014
- Elaborate party - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Apple variety - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Festival - used 26 times, most recently in 1999
- Inaugural ball, e.g. - used 26 times, most recently in 2019
- Festive affair - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
- Lavish party - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Black-tie affair - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Shindig - used 20 times, most recently in 2022
- Splashy party - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Festive event - used 18 times, most recently in 2018
- Festive party - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
- Big celebration - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Fancy fundraiser - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Fete - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Black-tie event - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Many an Oscar party - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Festivity - used 12 times, most recently in 2001
- Grand party - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Lavish celebration - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Swanky party - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Charity event - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Fancy do - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Festive celebration - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Wingding - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
- Ball - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Big ball - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Elegant party - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Fancy bash - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Formal party - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Posh party - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Red-carpet event - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Showy - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
- Bash - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Blowout - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Festive function - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Black-tie party - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Extravagant affair - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Fiesta. - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- Benefit event - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Fancy affair - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Festive fete - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
- Festive gathering - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Type of performance - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
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