Kind of ray
The crossword clue "Kind of ray" is answered by MANTA, a 5-letter entry. Used 25 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MANTA
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MANTA answer page.
Used 25 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 8 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.
- COSMIC (2 uses in xd)
- CATHODE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MANTA
Every other clue in this collection answered by MANTA, most used first.
- Devilfish - used 82 times, most recently in 2023
- Tropical ray - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Kind of boom - SONIC, used 65 times
- Kind of drum - SNARE, used 64 times
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