Young chap
The crossword clue "Young chap" is answered by LAD, a 3-letter entry. Used 89 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 26 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
LAD
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAD answer page.
Used 89 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 26 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.
- BUCKO (6 uses in xd)
- LADDIE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LAD
Every other clue in this pilot answered by LAD, most used first.
- Young fellow - used 343 times, most recently in 2026
- Young boy - used 112 times, most recently in 2026
- Youth - used 109 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Young fox - KIT, used 106 times
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