Pure and simple
The crossword clue "Pure and simple" is answered by MERE, a 4-letter entry. Used 45 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MERE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MERE answer page.
Used 45 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 11 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.
- PLAIN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MERE
Every other clue in this collection answered by MERE, most used first.
- Nothing more than - used 159 times, most recently in 2026
- "A ___ formality" - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ mortals - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- A ___ pittance - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- "... for a ___ pittance" - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- "A ___ technicality!" - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
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