Obvious
The crossword clue "Obvious" is answered by PATENT, a 6-letter entry. Used 32 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1947. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PATENT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PATENT answer page.
Used 32 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1947. 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.
- APPARENT (11 uses in xd)
- NOTICEABLE (7 uses in xd)
Other clues for PATENT
Every other clue in this collection answered by PATENT, most used first.
- Inventor's protection - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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