Design
The crossword clue "Design" is answered by PLAN, a 4-letter entry. Used 42 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PLAN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PLAN answer page.
Used 42 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 9 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.
- PATTERN (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for PLAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by PLAN, most used first.
- Blueprint - used 192 times, most recently in 2026
- Scheme - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Think ahead - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Map out - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Make preparations - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Strategy - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Course of action - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
- Outline - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Strategize - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Design detail - SPEC, used 60 times
- Design detail, for short - SPEC, used 43 times
- Design detail, briefly - SPEC, used 27 times
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