Come-___ (marketing ploys)

The answer

ONS

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

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ONS

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

• Switch positions - used 175 times, most recently in 2026
• Switch settings - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Add-___ (extras) - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Cricket sides - used 31 times, most recently in 2005
• Light switch positions - used 28 times, most recently in 2022
• Clip- -- (some ties) - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Carry-___ (some luggage) - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Switch ups? - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Turn-___ - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Come-__ (lures) - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
• Walk-___ (small roles) - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Walk-___ (minor roles) - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Iron-___ (some patches) - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Carry-___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Come-___ (enticements) - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Come-___ (inducements) - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Carry- -- (travel bags) - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Put-___ (pranks) - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Walk-___ - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Slip-___ (shoes) - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Walk-___ (small parts) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Clip-__ (some sunglasses) - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Come-___ - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Light switch settings - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Slip-__ (some shoes) - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Walk-__ (cameo roles) - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Slip-___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Slip-___ (pullovers) - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Walk-__: bit parts - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Clip-___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Clip-___ (earrings for non-pierced ears) - used 6 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.

• Come to a close - END, used 75 times
• Come together - GEL, used 74 times
• "Come again?" - HUH, used 67 times
• Come out on top - WIN, used 50 times
• "How come?" - WHY, used 44 times
• "The best is ___ to come" - YET, used 43 times

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