Big name in briefs
The crossword clue "Big name in briefs" is answered by HANES, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
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HANES
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Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for HANES
Every other clue in this collection answered by HANES, most used first.
- Underwear brand - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Fruit of the Loom competitor - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Jockey rival - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Fruit of the Loom rival - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
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.
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- Big hit - SMASH, used 75 times
- Big rigs - SEMIS, used 69 times
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