Villain's hideout
The crossword clue "Villain's hideout" is answered by LAIR, a 4-letter entry. Used 52 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2018. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LAIR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAIR answer page.
Used 52 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2018. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LAIR
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAIR, most used first.
- Den - used 208 times, most recently in 2026
- Hideaway - used 150 times, most recently in 2025
- Hideout - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
- Lion's den - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Wild animal's home - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
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