Man or boy
The crossword clue "Man or boy" is answered by MALE, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MALE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MALE answer page.
Used 27 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for MALE
Every other clue in this collection answered by MALE, most used first.
- Like ganders - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Masculine - used 31 times, most recently in 2016
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.
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- Woody's boy - ARLO, used 88 times
- ___ of Man - ISLE, used 82 times
- Leading man? - ADAM, used 80 times
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