In case
The crossword clue "In case" is answered by LEST, a 4-letter entry. Used 151 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
LEST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEST answer page.
Used 151 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 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.
- IF (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LEST
Every other clue in this pilot answered by LEST, most used first.
- For fear that - used 503 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ we forget" - used 354 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Needle case - ETUI, used 240 times
- In that case - IFSO, used 231 times
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