Aesopian also-ran
The crossword clue "Aesopian also-ran" is answered by HARE, a 4-letter entry. Used 40 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HARE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HARE answer page.
Used 40 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 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.
- THEHARE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for HARE
Every other clue in this collection answered by HARE, most used first.
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