Middle-distance runner
The crossword clue "Middle-distance runner" is answered by MILER, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MILER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MILER answer page.
Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for MILER
Every other clue in this collection answered by MILER, most used first.
- Distance runner - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Track athlete - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Long-distance runner - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
- Certain runner - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Roger Bannister, notably - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
- Runner. - used 11 times, most recently in 1998
- Track man. - used 11 times, most recently in 1976
- Track competitor - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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.
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- In the middle of - AMONG, used 44 times
- Garfield's middle name - ABRAM, used 43 times
- Walt Disney's middle name - ELIAS, used 38 times
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