First name in game shows
The crossword clue "First name in game shows" is answered by MERV, a 4-letter entry. Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
MERV
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MERV answer page.
Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for MERV
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- "Jeopardy!" creator Griffin - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Griffin of game shows - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Griffin of TV - used 12 times, most recently in 2008
- TV's Griffin - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- "Wheel of Fortune" creator Griffin - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Game show creator Griffin - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Big name in game shows - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- Griffin who created "Jeopardy!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Griffin - used 7 times, most recently in 2002
- First name in TV talk - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
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- Con game - SCAM, used 225 times
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- Baseball family name - ALOU, used 183 times
- ___-Ball (arcade game) - SKEE, used 167 times
- Edison's middle name - ALVA, used 156 times
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