Buddy from way back
The crossword clue "Buddy from way back" is answered by OLDPAL, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OLDPAL
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OLDPAL answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 5 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.
- CHILDHOODFRIEND (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for OLDPAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by OLDPAL, most used first.
- Longtime buddy - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Longtime chum - used 7 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.
- Way out - EGRESS, used 115 times
- Talks back to - SASSES, used 58 times
- In a way - SORTOF, used 53 times
- Go back on a promise - RENEGE, used 46 times
- Take back - RECANT, used 35 times
- Get in the way of - IMPEDE, used 33 times
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