Literary category
The crossword clue "Literary category" is answered by GENRE, a 5-letter entry. Used 34 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GENRE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GENRE answer page.
Used 34 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- SCIFI (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for GENRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by GENRE, most used first.
- Artistic category - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Literary twist - IRONY, used 58 times
- Catchall category - OTHER, used 56 times
- Literary device - IRONY, used 37 times
- Ticket category - ADULT, used 36 times
- Pulitzer Prize category - DRAMA, used 34 times
- Skating category - PAIRS, used 32 times
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