___ monster
The crossword clue "___ monster" is answered by GILA, a 4-letter entry. Used 100 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GILA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GILA answer page.
Used 100 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 22 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.
- FIEND (4 uses in xd)
- BEHEMOTH (2 uses in xd)
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Every other clue in this collection answered by GILA, most used first.
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