Elevator inventor
The crossword clue "Elevator inventor" is answered by OTIS, a 4-letter entry. Used 32 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OTIS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OTIS answer page.
Used 32 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 9 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.
- ELISHAOTIS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OTIS
Every other clue in this collection answered by OTIS, most used first.
- Singer Redding - used 246 times, most recently in 2026
- Elevator name - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
- Elevator man - used 123 times, most recently in 2022
- Big name in elevators - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Soul singer Redding - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Elevator pioneer - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Elevator innovator - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
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