Place
The crossword clue "Place" is answered by LAY, a 3-letter entry. Used 25 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 12 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 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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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
- Ballad - used 25 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.
- Pig's place - STY, used 179 times
- Place - PUT, used 131 times
- Pupil's place - EYE, used 113 times
- Napkin's place - LAP, used 92 times
- Parking place - LOT, used 91 times
- Pampering place - SPA, used 85 times
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