Sought office
The crossword clue "Sought office" is answered by RAN, a 3-letter entry. Used 116 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 28 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
RAN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RAN answer page.
Used 116 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 28 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for RAN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by RAN, most used first.
- Operated - used 202 times, most recently in 2026
- Sprinted - used 163 times, most recently in 2026
- Campaigned - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
- Scooted - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
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