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NET

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NET answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1988. 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.

• TOTAL (6 uses in xd)
• COST (3 uses in xd)
• HEM (1 uses in xd)
• PRICE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for NET

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

• Court divider - used 179 times, most recently in 2026
• Tennis court divider - used 159 times, most recently in 2026
• Bottom line - used 157 times, most recently in 2026
• Butterfly catcher - used 109 times, most recently in 2026
• Profit - used 109 times, most recently in 2025
• Take home - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
• Clear - used 69 times, most recently in 2025
• After expenses - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• After taxes - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Badminton barrier - used 54 times, most recently in 2025
• After-tax amount - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Tennis need - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Seine - used 46 times, most recently in 2013
• Badminton need - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Mosquito barrier - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Volleyball court divider - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Badminton court divider - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• "Nothing but ___!" - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Pickleball court divider - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Ping-Pong table divider - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Snare - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
• Volleyball need - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
• After-tax - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Bring home - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• Pay stub line - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Trawler need - used 29 times, most recently in 2015
• Catch - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Not gross - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Trawling need - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
• Badminton divider - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• After deductions - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
• Fishing aid - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Take-home pay - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
• Gain. - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Hair holder - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Safety device - used 19 times, most recently in 2018
• Surfing site - used 19 times, most recently in 2011
• Tennis divider - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Bring in - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• Trawler's need - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Volleyball barrier - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Butterfly catcher's need - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• New Jersey cager - used 16 times, most recently in 2013
• Capture - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Pickleball barrier - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Snood. - used 15 times, most recently in 2001
• Take in - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Tennis court barrier - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Volleyball divider - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Bottom-line figure - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Circus safeguard - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Court sight - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Mesh - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Part of a basketball hoop - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Tennis barrier - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Circus safety device - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• It's not gross - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ neutrality - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Pickleball divider - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Ping-Pong partition - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Realize - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Acrobat's safeguard - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Ensnare - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• Fishing gear - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Hoop attachment - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Lepidopterist's tool - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Safety feature at a trapeze school - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Trawl. - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Aerialist's safeguard - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Court barrier - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Earn after taxes - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Minnow catcher - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Snapper trapper - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• ___ worth - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• End up with - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Fish catcher - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Back of a soccer goal - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• It's a lifesaver - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Lepidopterist's need - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Monarch catcher - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Pickleball need - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Place to surf - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Take after taxes - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Web - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Yield - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Acrobat catcher - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Goalie's place - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Hockey goal part - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Invoice word - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Trap. - used 8 times, most recently in 1966
• Wimbledon barrier - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Aquarium implement - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Earnings figure - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Keep after taxes - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Make after expenses - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Ping-Pong barrier - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Spiker's barrier - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Word on an invoice - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Aerialist's insurance - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• After all deductions - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• After-tax number - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Angler's entangler - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Circus catcher - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Finish with - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Fish trap - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Gross minus expenses - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Invoice amount - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Lepidopterist's equipment - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Make - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• March Madness souvenir - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "Nothing but ___" ("Swish") - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Pay stub category - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Pay stub figure - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Paycheck amount - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Paycheck line - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Ping-Pong table barrier - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Place to surf without a board - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Profit figure - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Shrimp snare - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Take home after taxes - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Tennis court sight - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• The puck stops here - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Trawler's tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Type of income - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Volleyball partition - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• In the past - AGO, used 1,064 times
• In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
• Under the weather - ILL, used 536 times
• "___ the season ..." - TIS, used 398 times
• To the ___ degree - NTH, used 389 times
• In the manner of - ALA, used 367 times

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