Legal thing
The crossword clue "Legal thing" is answered by RES, a 3-letter entry. Used 145 times across 45 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
RES
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RES answer page.
Used 145 times across 45 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 16 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- CHOSE (1 uses in xd)
- YELLOWPAD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RES
Every other clue in this pilot answered by RES, most used first.
- In medias ___ - used 265 times, most recently in 2026
- Legal matter - used 168 times, most recently in 2026
- Hi-___ graphics - used 157 times, most recently in 2026
- Hi-___ monitor - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Do the wrong thing - ERR, used 81 times
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