Top 40 genre

The answer

POP

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

Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 7 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.

• RAP (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for POP

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

• Burst - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Soda - used 53 times, most recently in 2025
• Dad - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Mom's mate - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Soft drink - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Cork sound - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Weasel word? - used 20 times, most recently in 2022
• "___ Goes the Weasel" - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Music genre - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Grammy category - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Catchy music - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Fizzy drink - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Old man - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Unannounced, as a quiz - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Break, as a balloon - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Cork removal sound - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Weasel sound? - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Champagne-opening sound - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Explode - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• How the weasel goes - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Music category - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Play with, as bubble wrap - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Rice Krispies sound - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• ___ the question (propose marriage) - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Burst, as a balloon - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Burst open - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Champagne cork sound - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Stand out - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Balloon sound - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Bubble-bursting sound - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Bubble wrap sound - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Really stand out - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Uncorking sound - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Weasel's sound - used 6 times, most recently in 2011

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• Casual top - TEE, used 145 times
• Top card - ACE, used 102 times
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• Jamaican music genre - SKA, used 88 times
• Top - LID, used 70 times

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