Festive affair
The crossword clue "Festive affair" is answered by GALA, a 4-letter entry. Used 23 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 11 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 23 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 11 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.
- GALAOCCASION (1 uses in xd)
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
- Lavish party - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Black-tie affair - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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