Magnifying glass

The answer

LENS

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LENS answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1949. 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.

• LOUPE (2 uses in xd)
• INSPECTORGADGET (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for LENS

Every other clue in this collection answered by LENS, most used first.

• Camera part - used 183 times, most recently in 2026
• Eye part - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
• Microscope part - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of the eye - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Telescope part - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Camera's eye - used 49 times, most recently in 2024
• Camera attachment - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Periscope part - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Contact, e.g. - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Monocle part - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Camera eye - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
• See-through item - used 19 times, most recently in 2018
• Monocle. - used 18 times, most recently in 2001
• Burning glass. - used 17 times, most recently in 1986
• Eyeglasses glass - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Camera component - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of a camera - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Camera glass - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Monocle, essentially - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Contact ___ - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Eye piece - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• It helps you focus - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Glasses part - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Lorgnette part - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Optician's product - used 10 times, most recently in 1998
• Eyepiece - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Glass - used 9 times, most recently in 1998
• Magnifier - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• You can see right through it - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Cinematographer's selection - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Contact, for one - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Photog's choice - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Projector part - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Glasses piece - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Loupe - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Monocle, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Optical device - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Optician's creation - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Part of a microscope - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• See-through camera part - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Zoom, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Binoculars part - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Focusing device - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Glass in a monocle - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Microscope component - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Nikon offering - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Part of a telescope - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Periscope piece - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Smartphone part - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Telescope piece - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Zoom, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2018

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.

• Window glass - PANE, used 84 times
• Sheet of glass - PANE, used 68 times
• Carve in glass - ETCH, used 37 times
• Glass section - PANE, used 34 times
• Glass sheet - PANE, used 29 times
• Piece of glass - PANE, used 29 times

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