Swimmer Thorpe
The crossword clue "Swimmer Thorpe" is answered by IAN, a 3-letter entry. Used 24 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
IAN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IAN answer page.
Used 24 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for IAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by IAN, most used first.
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- Singer Janis - used 53 times, most recently in 2024
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- McKellen of "X-Men" - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Actor Holm - used 41 times, most recently in 2025
- Bond creator Fleming - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
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- James Bond creator Fleming - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Actor McShane - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Novelist Fleming - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- James' creator - used 23 times, most recently in 2021
- "Atonement" author McEwan - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- McKellen who played Gandalf - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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