Tops of heads
The crossword clue "Tops of heads" is answered by PATES, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PATES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PATES answer page.
Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 5 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.
- SCALPS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for PATES
Every other clue in this collection answered by PATES, most used first.
- Party spreads - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Noggins - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Cracker spreads - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Cracker toppers - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Some spreads - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Crowns - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Ritzy spreads - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Canapé spreads. - used 7 times, most recently in 1997
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.
- Heads-up - ALERT, used 40 times
- French heads - TETES, used 29 times
- Heads of France - TETES, used 28 times
- Heads: Fr. - TETES, used 26 times
- Tops - ACMES, used 26 times
- Tops - BESTS, used 21 times
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