Hemingway's nickname

The answer

PAPA

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PAPA answer page.

Used 20 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for PAPA

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

• Dad - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• One of the Three Bears - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Daddy - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Family member - used 66 times, most recently in 2023
• Mama's mate - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Hemingway nickname - used 57 times, most recently in 2025
• One of a bear trio - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Biggest of the Three Bears - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Hemingway sobriquet - used 30 times, most recently in 2016
• Family man - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Haydn nickname - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ Was a Rollin' Stone" - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Family nickname - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Bearded Smurf - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Haydn sobriquet - used 17 times, most recently in 2019
• Hemingway - used 17 times, most recently in 2002
• Largest of the Three Bears - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Father - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• "Come to ___" - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Mama's partner - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Nickname for Haydn - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
• Bear whose porridge was too hot - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• June honoree - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Haydn or Hemingway - used 11 times, most recently in 2006
• Haydn's nickname - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Smurf elder - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Storybook bear - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Bear with a hard bed - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• "___ Don't Preach" (Madonna hit) - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Nickname for Hemingway - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Smurf with a white beard - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Bear - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Bear whose bed was too hard - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• "___ Don't Preach" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Hemingway moniker - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Old man - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Sobriquet for Haydn - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Family guy - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Mama's man - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Smurf with a beard - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Bear with too-hot porridge - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Hemingway handle - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Hemingway's handle - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Hemingway's sobriquet - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• ___ John's - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Letter between Oscar and Quebec - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Literary sobriquet - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Mama's spouse - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• One of the Bears - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
• One of the Smurfs - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Perry Como's "___ Loves Mambo" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Rolling stone of song - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ Was a Rolling Stone" - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• A Bear - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Biggest bear, of three - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Dear old dad - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• ___ John's (pizza chain) - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Madonna's "___ Don't Preach" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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