Touch of frost
The crossword clue "Touch of frost" is answered by NIP, a 3-letter entry. Used 22 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NIP
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NIP answer page.
Used 22 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for NIP
Every other clue in this collection answered by NIP, most used first.
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- Puppy's bite - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Chill in the air - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Wee bite - used 39 times, most recently in 2022
- Small bite - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
- Chill - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Tiny bite - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Tiny taste - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Little bite - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Small drink - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Playful bite - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Quick drink - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Winter air quality - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Light touch - PAT, used 68 times
- Touch lightly - PAT, used 57 times
- Gentle touch - PAT, used 50 times
- Light touch - TAP, used 40 times
- Touch lightly - TAP, used 35 times
- Touch on the shoulder - TAP, used 34 times
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