By and large
The crossword clue "By and large" is answered by MAINLY, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1996. 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
MAINLY
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MAINLY answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1996. 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.
- INTHEMAIN (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for MAINLY
Every other clue in this collection answered by MAINLY, most used first.
- For the most part - used 29 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.
- Few and far between - SPARSE, used 112 times
- Large lizard - IGUANA, used 67 times
- Up and about - ARISEN, used 53 times
- Leave high and dry - STRAND, used 52 times
- Spain and Portugal - IBERIA, used 51 times
- Wine and dine - REGALE, used 47 times
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