___ and proper
The crossword clue "___ and proper" is answered by PRIM, a 4-letter entry. Used 44 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PRIM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PRIM answer page.
Used 44 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PRIM
Every other clue in this collection answered by PRIM, most used first.
- Overly proper - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Proper partner - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
- Prudish - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Stiffly formal - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
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