Gridiron official
The crossword clue "Gridiron official" is answered by REF, a 3-letter entry. Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
REF
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the REF answer page.
Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 6 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.
- BACKJUDGE (1 uses in xd)
- FOOTBALLREFEREE (1 uses in xd)
- SIDEJUDGE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for REF
Every other clue in this collection answered by REF, most used first.
- Ump - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Whistle blower - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Game caller - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Game official - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- NFL official - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- NBA official - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Field worker - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- TKO caller - used 28 times, most recently in 2020
- Foul caller - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Ump's kin - used 26 times, most recently in 2016
- Ump's relative - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- WNBA official - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Penalty caller - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Call, as a game - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
- Flag thrower - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Court arbiter - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
- Football official - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
- Hockey official - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- One who cries foul? - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Third man in the ring - used 14 times, most recently in 2009
- Ump's cousin - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Boxing official - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
- Official with a whistle - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Ring official - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
- Striped-shirt wearer - used 13 times, most recently in 2017
- Basketball official - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Football official, for short - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Court official - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Gridiron official, for short - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Gridiron "zebra" - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
- Ring figure - used 10 times, most recently in 2008
- Zebra - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Make calls - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Officiate - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Rink official - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
- Soccer official - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- B-ball official - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Call maker - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Field marshal? - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Slo-mo reviewer - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Sports "zebra" - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- TD caller - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Ump's colleague - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Call the shots? - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- KO caller - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Official - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Ring arbiter - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Ring leader? - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- Sports official - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Touchdown caller, for short - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Ump's counterpart - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Zebra on a field - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Basketball official, for short - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Clipping caller - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Field judge - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Play reviewer - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- TKO decider - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Ump relative - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
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.
- Baseball official - UMP, used 24 times
- Baseball official, for short - UMP, used 22 times
- Gridiron stats - YDS, used 20 times
- Gridiron position - END, used 16 times
- Ottoman official - AGA, used 15 times
- Turkish official - AGA, used 15 times
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