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Ill-gotten wealth

Answer: PELF - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Ill-gotten wealth" is answered by PELF, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

The answer

PELF

PELF

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

9Times used
8Distinct years
2019Most recent year
6Publications

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
  • Dirty money - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
  • Money - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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