One and only
The crossword clue "One and only" is answered by LONE, a 4-letter entry. Used 28 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LONE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LONE answer page.
Used 28 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 9 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.
- TRUELOVE (5 uses in xd)
- SOULMATE (3 uses in xd)
- UNIQUE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for LONE
Every other clue in this collection answered by LONE, most used first.
- Solitary - used 253 times, most recently in 2026
- Single - used 108 times, most recently in 2026
- Sole - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
- Unaccompanied - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
- "The __ Ranger" - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
- Isolated - used 59 times, most recently in 2024
- Singular - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Only - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Unrivaled - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- __ Star State (Texas) - used 24 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.
- And others: Abbr. - ETAL, used 329 times
- __ and crafts - ARTS, used 303 times
- Black-and-white cookie - OREO, used 272 times
- One of the Great Lakes - ERIE, used 258 times
- Shrek, for one - OGRE, used 244 times
- Chills and fever - AGUE, used 232 times
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