Ballad
The crossword clue "Ballad" is answered by LAY, a 3-letter entry. Used 25 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LAY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAY answer page.
Used 25 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 5 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.
- DERRY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LAY
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAY, most used first.
- Put down - used 126 times, most recently in 2026
- Set down - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Nonclerical - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Place down - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- "Now I ___ me down to sleep ... " - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Deposit - used 27 times, most recently in 2018
- Place - used 25 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.
- Ballad ending - EER, used 35 times
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