Add to the staff
The crossword clue "Add to the staff" is answered by HIRE, a 4-letter entry. Used 58 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
HIRE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HIRE answer page.
Used 58 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 15 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.
- HIREON (2 uses in xd)
- EMPLOY (1 uses in xd)
- NOTATE (1 uses in xd)
- TAKEONNEWPEOPLE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HIRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by HIRE, most used first.
- Take on - used 184 times, most recently in 2026
- Bring on board - used 141 times, most recently in 2026
- Put on the payroll - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- Engage - used 74 times, most recently in 2025
- Add to the payroll - used 71 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.