Theme
The crossword clue "Theme" is answered by MOTIF, a 5-letter entry. Used 54 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MOTIF
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOTIF answer page.
Used 54 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1950. 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- LARAS (7 uses in xd)
- MAINIDEA (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for MOTIF
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOTIF, most used first.
- Recurring theme - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Intended - MEANT, used 241 times
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- Craze - MANIA, used 202 times
- Taj ___ - MAHAL, used 182 times
- New Zealand native - MAORI, used 175 times
- Deserve - MERIT, used 159 times
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