First game
The crossword clue "First game" is answered by OPENER, a 6-letter entry. Used 27 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OPENER
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OPENER answer page.
Used 27 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OPENER
Every other clue in this collection answered by OPENER, most used first.
- First game of the season - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Kitchen gadget - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
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