Play ___
The crossword clue "Play ___" is answered by POSSUM, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
POSSUM
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the POSSUM answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for POSSUM
Every other clue in this collection answered by POSSUM, most used first.
- American marsupial - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Pogo, for one - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Play parts - SCENES, used 36 times
- Play opener - ACTONE, used 30 times
- Play the flute - TOOTLE, used 21 times
- Sartre play - NOEXIT, used 20 times
- Like a short play - ONEACT, used 17 times
- Play a flute - TOOTLE, used 17 times
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