Crescent
The crossword clue "Crescent" is answered by LUNE, a 4-letter entry. Used 18 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LUNE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LUNE answer page.
Used 18 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 6 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.
- MENISCUS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for LUNE
Every other clue in this collection answered by LUNE, most used first.
- "Clair de ___" - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Debussy's "Clair de ___" - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Crescent-shaped figure - used 29 times, most recently in 2015
- "Clair de ___" (Debussy) - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
- Crescent shape - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Crescent point - CUSP, used 15 times
- Horn of a crescent moon - CUSP, used 13 times
- Fertile Crescent land - IRAQ, used 8 times
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