Partner
The crossword clue "Partner" is answered by MATE, a 4-letter entry. Used 86 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
MATE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MATE answer page.
Used 86 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 16 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ALLY (32 uses in xd)
- SPOUSE (4 uses in xd)
- COHORT (2 uses in xd)
- CONSORT (2 uses in xd)
- ASSOCIATE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MATE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by MATE, most used first.
- Spouse - used 99 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Currier's partner - IVES, used 222 times
- Ollie's partner - STAN, used 83 times
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