Crackpot
The crossword clue "Crackpot" is answered by LOON, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LOON
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LOON answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 4 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.
- NUTJOB (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for LOON
Every other clue in this collection answered by LOON, most used first.
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- "Crazy" bird - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
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- Symbol of craziness - used 16 times, most recently in 2019
- Water bird. - used 16 times, most recently in 1983
- Bird on a Canadian coin - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Fish-eating bird - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
- State bird of Minnesota - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Bird on Canada's dollar coin - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Nut - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
- Bird on Canadian coins - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Minnesota state bird - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
- Nutcase - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
- Epitome of craziness - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Bird. - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Canadian dollar bird - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Great northern diver - used 8 times, most recently in 2001
- Screwball - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
- Bird on the Canadian dollar - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Bird with a weird cry - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Grebe's cousin - used 7 times, most recently in 2003
- Wacko - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Bird in a crazy simile - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Bird on the Canadian dollar coin - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Birdbrain - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
- Nut job - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Simpleton - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Skilled diver - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
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