Forty winks
The crossword clue "Forty winks" is answered by NAP, a 3-letter entry. Used 127 times across 55 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
NAP
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NAP answer page.
Used 127 times across 55 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 24 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- CATNAP (42 uses in xd)
- SNOOZE (12 uses in xd)
- SHUTEYE (6 uses in xd)
- SIESTA (6 uses in xd)
- AFEWZS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for NAP
Every other clue in this pilot answered by NAP, most used first.
- Snooze - used 194 times, most recently in 2026
- Siesta - used 183 times, most recently in 2026
- Short snooze - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
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