Actor McKellen
The crossword clue "Actor McKellen" is answered by IAN, a 3-letter entry. Used 168 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
IAN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IAN answer page.
Used 168 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. 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.
- CIAN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for IAN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by IAN, most used first.
- Author Fleming - used 275 times, most recently in 2026
- Writer Fleming - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
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