Early show
The crossword clue "Early show" is answered by MATINEE, a 7-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1964. 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
MATINEE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MATINEE answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1964. 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.
- BREAKFASTSERIAL (1 uses in xd)
- PREVIEW (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MATINEE
Every other clue in this collection answered by MATINEE, most used first.
- Afternoon show - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
- Afternoon performance - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Kind of idol - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
- Theatrical performance. - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Show contempt for - SNEERAT, used 17 times
- Early - BETIMES, used 12 times
- Early arrival - PREEMIE, used 11 times
- Show disdain for - SNEERAT, used 9 times
- Show time - AIRDATE, used 9 times
- Lets out early - PAROLES, used 8 times
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