CClue Cache
Friday, October 30, 2026  ยท  Your daily stash of puzzle hints. Answers stay hidden until you ask for them.
All crossword clues
Crossword clues

In apple-pie order

Answer: NEAT - 4 letters

The crossword clue "In apple-pie order" is answered by NEAT, a 4-letter entry. Used 55 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

The answer

NEAT

NEAT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEAT answer page.

55Times used
28Distinct years
2025Most recent year
12Publications

Used 55 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 12 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.

  • TIDY (26 uses in xd)
  • SLICKASAWHISTLE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for NEAT

Every other clue in this collection answered by NEAT, most used first.

  • Tidy - used 316 times, most recently in 2026
  • Orderly - used 191 times, most recently in 2026
  • Without ice - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
  • Uncluttered - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
  • __ as a pin - used 62 times, most recently in 2025
  • Clutter-free - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
  • Spruced up - used 46 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.

Search the clue collection

Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.