Helpful connections
The crossword clue "Helpful connections" is answered by INS, a 3-letter entry. Used 53 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
INS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INS answer page.
Used 53 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for INS
Every other clue in this collection answered by INS, most used first.
- ___ and outs - used 193 times, most recently in 2026
- Connections - used 172 times, most recently in 2026
- Officeholders - used 101 times, most recently in 2025
- Electees - used 64 times, most recently in 2025
- Election winners - used 51 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.
- French connections - ETS, used 54 times
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