Golden calf, e.g.
The crossword clue "Golden calf, e.g." is answered by IDOL, a 4-letter entry. Used 60 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
IDOL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IDOL answer page.
Used 60 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 14 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.
- FALSEIDOL (1 uses in xd)
- IKON (1 uses in xd)
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