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Mixed bag

Answer: OLIO - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Mixed bag" is answered by OLIO, a 4-letter entry. Used 112 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.

The answer

OLIO

OLIO

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

112Times used
30Distinct years
2025Most recent year
18Publications

Used 112 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 18 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 pilot link to their own answer page.

  • ASSORTMENT (3 uses in xd)
  • MELANGE (3 uses in xd)
  • STEW (2 uses in xd)
  • CRAZYQUILT (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for OLIO

Every other clue in this pilot answered by OLIO, most used first.

  • Hodgepodge - used 469 times, most recently in 2026
  • Medley - used 148 times, most recently in 2026
  • Mishmash - used 136 times, most recently in 2026
  • Potpourri - used 131 times, most recently in 2022
  • Miscellany - used 116 times, most recently in 2025

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