Preen
The crossword clue "Preen" is answered by PRIMP, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1975. 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
PRIMP
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PRIMP answer page.
Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 4 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.
- PRINK (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PRIMP
Every other clue in this collection answered by PRIMP, most used first.
- Groom oneself - used 14 times, most recently in 2012
- Dress with care - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
- Groom carefully - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Gussy up - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Monopolize the mirror - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Dress fussily - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Danger - PERIL, used 242 times
- Sacred song - PSALM, used 199 times
- Blender setting - PUREE, used 169 times
- Tubular pasta - PENNE, used 161 times
- Intrinsically - PERSE, used 142 times
- Jeopardy - PERIL, used 137 times
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