Boston cream or Key lime

The answer

PIE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PIE answer page.

Used 11 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for PIE

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

• Diner dessert - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
• Thanksgiving dessert - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Dessert choice - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Chart format - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Cobbler's cousin - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Pizza order - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Chart shape - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Dessert with a crust - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Chart model - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Slapstick missile - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Dessert - used 27 times, most recently in 1997
• Pizzeria order - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Bakery buy - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Crusty dessert - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Key lime ___ - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Boston cream __ - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
• Chart type - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
• Slapstick prop - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• Kind of chart - used 21 times, most recently in 2021
• Picnic dessert - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Bakery purchase - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Epitome of easiness - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Pandowdy - used 15 times, most recently in 1993
• Slapstick projectile - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Slapstick weapon - used 15 times, most recently in 2018
• Fruit-filled dessert - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Lemon meringue __ - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Easy as ___ - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Symbol of easiness - used 13 times, most recently in 2007
• Whole pizza - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Baked dessert - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ chart - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• All-American dessert - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Baked dish. - used 11 times, most recently in 2010
• Bakery item - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Easy dessert? - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ in the sky - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Pizza - used 11 times, most recently in 2005
• "American ___" - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Diner treat - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Fruity dessert - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Crusty treat - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Flaky dessert - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Quiche, essentially - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Sliced dessert - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Chart inspiration - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Jumble. - used 8 times, most recently in 1993
• Quiche, e.g. - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Type of chart - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• __ a la mode - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Cobbler's kin - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Domino's delivery - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Pumpkin dessert - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Round dessert - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Slapstick staple - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Symbol of simplicity - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• "American ___" (classic Don McLean song) - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Apple product - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Bake sale offering - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Crusty one - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Mississippi mud, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Pizza, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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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.

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• Computer key - ESC, used 110 times
• Indent key - TAB, used 70 times
• Key letter - PHI, used 70 times
• PC bailout key - ESC, used 56 times

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