Crimson
The crossword clue "Crimson" is answered by RED, a 3-letter entry. Used 53 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RED
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RED answer page.
Used 53 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 14 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.
- BLOODRED (3 uses in xd)
- CHERRYRED (3 uses in xd)
- LAKE (3 uses in xd)
- CARMINE (2 uses in xd)
- CERISE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RED
Every other clue in this collection answered by RED, most used first.
- Blushing - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
- Scarlet - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Flushed - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Wine choice - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Checkers side - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
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.
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- Regret - RUE, used 607 times
- "Norma ___" - RAE, used 480 times
- Go bad - ROT, used 373 times
- Caviar - ROE, used 314 times
- ___ Tin Tin - RIN, used 312 times
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