Candid
The crossword clue "Candid" is answered by OPEN, a 4-letter entry. Used 121 times across 52 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
OPEN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OPEN answer page.
Used 121 times across 52 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 17 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.
- FRANK (28 uses in xd)
- UPFRONT (5 uses in xd)
- HONEST (4 uses in xd)
- PLAINSPOKEN (3 uses in xd)
- DIRECT (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for OPEN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by OPEN, most used first.
- Ready for business - used 184 times, most recently in 2026
- Unlock - used 122 times, most recently in 2026
- Ready for customers - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
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- Approximately - ORSO, used 489 times
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