Gold standard
The crossword clue "Gold standard" is answered by KARAT, a 5-letter entry. Used 54 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
KARAT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KARAT answer page.
Used 54 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 16 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- FOURTEENCARROTS (1 uses in xd)
- TREASUREMEASURE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for KARAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by KARAT, most used first.
- Gold measure - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Gold bar - INGOT, used 61 times
- Standard of perfection - IDEAL, used 49 times
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