Not mainstream
The crossword clue "Not mainstream" is answered by INDIE, a 5-letter entry. Used 19 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
INDIE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INDIE answer page.
Used 19 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for INDIE
Every other clue in this collection answered by INDIE, most used first.
- Low-budget film, often - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Many a low-budget film - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Not from a major studio - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Non-studio film, for short - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Non-studio film - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Art film, often - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Like some record labels - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Non-studio film, briefly - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Not from a big studio - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Sundance Film Festival entry - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
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.
- Not quite right - AMISS, used 181 times
- Not a soul - NOONE, used 131 times
- Not together - APART, used 116 times
- Not moving - INERT, used 102 times
- Not as many - FEWER, used 69 times
- Not suitable - INAPT, used 65 times
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