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Under the weather

Answer: ILL - 3 letters

The crossword clue "Under the weather" is answered by ILL, a 3-letter entry. Used 536 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1935. It appears in 50 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.

The answer

ILL

ILL

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ILL answer page.

536Times used
43Distinct years
2026Most recent year
50Publications

Used 536 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1935. It appears in 50 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.

  • SICK (30 uses in xd)
  • AILING (15 uses in xd)
  • UNWELL (3 uses in xd)
  • INDISPOSED (2 uses in xd)
  • LAIDUP (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for ILL

Every other clue in this pilot answered by ILL, most used first.

  • Sick - used 171 times, most recently in 2026
  • Unwell - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
  • Suffering - used 112 times, most recently in 2026
  • Not well - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
  • Ailing - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
  • Out of sorts - used 76 times, most recently in 2026

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