Extravagant affair

The answer

GALA

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GALA answer page.

Used 7 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 5 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
• Dressy event - used 17 times, most recently in 2015
• 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
• 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

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.

• Russo of "The Thomas Crown Affair" - RENE, used 19 times
• Affair of honor - DUEL, used 16 times
• __-Contra affair - IRAN, used 14 times
• Extravagant publicity - HYPE, used 11 times
• Hatfield-McCoy affair - FEUD, used 6 times
• Men-only affair - STAG, used 6 times

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