Strands
The crossword clue "Strands" is answered by MAROONS, a 7-letter entry. Used 18 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MAROONS
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MAROONS answer page.
Used 18 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1960. 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
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- BEACHES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MAROONS
Every other clue in this collection answered by MAROONS, most used first.
- Leaves high and dry - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Leaves stranded - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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