Kind of shark
The crossword clue "Kind of shark" is answered by LOAN, a 4-letter entry. Used 26 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LOAN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LOAN answer page.
Used 26 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 1961. 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.
- BONITO (4 uses in xd)
- HAMMERHEAD (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for LOAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by LOAN, most used first.
- Bank offering - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Cash advance - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Bank transaction - used 57 times, most recently in 2025
- Advance - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Mortgage, e.g. - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Credit union offering - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Library transaction - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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- Kind of club - GLEE, used 77 times
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- Kind of code - AREA, used 68 times
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