Egg layer
The crossword clue "Egg layer" is answered by HEN, a 3-letter entry. Used 88 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
HEN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HEN answer page.
Used 88 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 23 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- CACKLER (2 uses in xd)
- FLOP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HEN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by HEN, most used first.
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Related clues
Pilot clues 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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