Less ruddy
The crossword clue "Less ruddy" is answered by PALER, a 5-letter entry. Used 32 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PALER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PALER answer page.
Used 32 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 13 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.
- ASHIER (11 uses in xd)
- WANNER (1 uses in xd)
- WWWWWW (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PALER
Every other clue in this collection answered by PALER, most used first.
- Less colorful - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- More ashen - used 27 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.
- Less common - RARER, used 151 times
- Less friendly - ICIER, used 86 times
- Less risky - SAFER, used 75 times
- Less cordial - ICIER, used 71 times
- Less than 90 degrees - ACUTE, used 49 times
- Less loony - SANER, used 44 times
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