Literary sobriquet

The answer

PAPA

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

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 1 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.

• PAPAHEMINGWAY (4 uses in xd)

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
• Hemingway's nickname - 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
• 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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