Subject of adoration

The answer

ICON

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ICON answer page.

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 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.

• IDOL (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for ICON

Every other clue in this collection answered by ICON, most used first.

• PC picture - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Clickable image - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Image - used 73 times, most recently in 2011
• Computer image - used 70 times, most recently in 2025
• Sacred image - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Desktop image - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Religious image - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Computer symbol - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Desktop symbol - used 45 times, most recently in 2025
• Clickable picture - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Screen symbol - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Pic to click - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Screen image - used 31 times, most recently in 2023
• Symbol - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Computer screen symbol - used 26 times, most recently in 2022
• App symbol - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Computer-screen image - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Desktop item - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Clickable desktop image - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Object of devotion - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Representation - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Clickable symbol - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Revered figure - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Clickable pic - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Sacred picture - used 16 times, most recently in 2004
• File stand-in - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Desktop graphic - used 13 times, most recently in 2017
• Desktop feature - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Desktop picture - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Mouse target - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
• Revered one - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Something to click on - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Clickable item - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• Enduring symbol - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Legend - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Clickable computer image - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Holy image - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Image to click on - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Object of worship - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• PC pic - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Smartphone image - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Computer picture - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• PC symbol - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Picture on a desktop - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Revered image - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Revered symbol - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Tappable image - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Phone app image - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Picture - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
• Religious figure - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Religious symbol - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Smartphone symbol - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Windows picture - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• App identifier - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Cathedral display - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Cultural figure - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Cathedral relic - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Clicked image - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Computer signpost - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Frequently clicked image - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Legendary figure - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Object of veneration - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Something to click - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Tapped iPhone symbol - used 6 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.

• Goya subject - MAJA, used 66 times
• Object of adoration - IDOL, used 66 times
• Med. school subject - ANAT, used 62 times
• On the subject of - ASTO, used 43 times
• Subject, usually - NOUN, used 42 times
• Still-life subject - EWER, used 35 times

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