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Dirty money

Answer: PELF - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Dirty money" is answered by PELF, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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PELF

PELF

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

7Times used
6Distinct years
2013Most recent year
5Publications

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for PELF

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

  • Ill-gotten gains - used 39 times, most recently in 2020
  • Lucre - used 24 times, most recently in 2018
  • Riches - used 19 times, most recently in 2012
  • Filthy lucre - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
  • Booty - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
  • Mere money. - used 12 times, most recently in 1965
  • Ill-gotten wealth - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
  • Money - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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