Signing need
The crossword clue "Signing need" is answered by PEN, a 3-letter entry. Used 105 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
PEN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PEN answer page.
Used 105 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PEN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by PEN, most used first.
- Corral - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
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