Alumnus, for short
The crossword clue "Alumnus, for short" is answered by GRAD, a 4-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GRAD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GRAD answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for GRAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by GRAD, most used first.
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- Mortarboard flinger - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Mortarboard wearer - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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