"The Wire" actor Elba
The crossword clue ""The Wire" actor Elba" is answered by IDRIS, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2016. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
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Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2016. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for IDRIS
Every other clue in this collection answered by IDRIS, most used first.
- Actor Elba - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- "Luther" star Elba - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- "Luther" actor Elba - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Elba of "Luther" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- "Thor" actor Elba - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Elba of "Cats" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Elba of "The Wire" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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