Neck areas
The crossword clue "Neck areas" is answered by NAPES, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
NAPES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NAPES answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 4 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.
- THROATS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NAPES
Every other clue in this collection answered by NAPES, most used first.
- Scruffs - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Backs of necks - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Neck parts - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Neck backs - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Parts of necks - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Church areas - APSES, used 93 times
- Airport areas - GATES, used 33 times
- Church areas - NAVES, used 31 times
- Pains in the neck - PESTS, used 26 times
- Tender areas - SORES, used 22 times
- Broad neck scarf - ASCOT, used 19 times
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