Former larva

The answer

PUPA

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PUPA answer page.

Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 2 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.

• IMAGO (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for PUPA

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

• Insect stage - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Cocoon occupant - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Stage after larva - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Chrysalis - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Chrysalis, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Metamorphosis stage - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Cocoon contents - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Cocoon dweller - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Insect in a cocoon - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Cocoon inhabitant - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Insect stage after larva - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

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• Former spouses - EXES, used 132 times
• Former Russian ruler - TSAR, used 78 times
• Former mates - EXES, used 76 times
• Former Iranian ruler - SHAH, used 75 times
• Former partners - EXES, used 72 times
• Former flames - EXES, used 51 times

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