Needle ___ haystack

The answer

INA

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

Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for INA

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

• One ___ million - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• "Barefoot Contessa" host Garten - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ nutshell - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ pig's eye!" - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Once __ blue moon - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
• -- pickle - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• -- tizzy - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• -- jiffy - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
• Actress Balin - used 39 times, most recently in 2020
• Actress Claire - used 38 times, most recently in 2007
• Chef Garten - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Pig ___ poke - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• -- bind - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Once ___ while - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• "All ___ day's work" - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Once ___ lifetime - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Miss Claire - used 25 times, most recently in 1977
• ___ pinch - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• __ nutshell; briefly - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Concert finale - used 20 times, most recently in 2021
• "___ minute!" - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ spot. - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
• Concert ending? - used 18 times, most recently in 2009
• ___ moment - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• "Not ___ million years!" - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Celebrity chef Garten - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Girl's name. - used 16 times, most recently in 1968
• __ manner of speaking - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ New York minute - used 16 times, most recently in 2016
• Garten of the Food Network - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Food Network host Garten - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Tempest ___ teapot - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• "Cook Like a Pro" cookbook writer Garten - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Balin or Claire - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Feminine suffix. - used 11 times, most recently in 1998
• ___ flash - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• -- tizzy (worked up) - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• "Barefoot in Paris" cookbook writer Garten - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Dog ___ manger. - used 10 times, most recently in 1963
• ___ sense - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• ___ way - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• {/Barefoot Contessa/} chef Garten - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ big way - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Gourmet Garten - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Pig-poke connection - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• ___ quandary - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• ___ rut - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
• TV chef Garten - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ word - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Claire or Balin - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
• ___ word (briefly). - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Concert conclusion? - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Food Network star Garten - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa" host Garten - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ funk - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• "__-Gadda-Da-Vida" - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Garten in the kitchen - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• "How Easy Is That?" cookbook writer Garten - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Message ___ bottle - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Pig-poke connector - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• ___ trice - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Words with pickle or jam - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Words with pickle, stew or jam - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Written with three sharps - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• ___ nutshell (succinctly) - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Once __ while (occasionally) - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• One-million connectors - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Put ___ good word for - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Two peas ___ pod - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ while - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• Needle hole - EYE, used 56 times
• Use needle and thread - SEW, used 40 times
• Needle feature - EYE, used 39 times
• Needle-nosed fish - GAR, used 38 times
• Work with needle and thread - SEW, used 38 times
• Use a needle and thread - SEW, used 31 times

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