Outer layer
The crossword clue "Outer layer" is answered by RIND, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RIND
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RIND answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. 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.
- CORTEX (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for RIND
Every other clue in this collection answered by RIND, most used first.
- Peel - used 71 times, most recently in 2025
- Orange peel - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Orange coat - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Orange cover - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Marmalade ingredient - used 27 times, most recently in 2022
- Zest source - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Watermelon covering - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Brie covering - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Cantaloupe cover - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Lemon peel - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Skin - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Cheese coating - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Watermelon waste - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Bacon part - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
- Fruit peel - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Melon throwaway - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Orange throwaway - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Citrus peel - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Orange skin - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Zest - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Cocktail garnish - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Cortex - used 7 times, most recently in 2000
- Outer covering - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Source of zest - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Cheese covering - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Watermelon part - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Eye layer - UVEA, used 137 times
- Layer - TIER, used 136 times
- Wedding cake layer - TIER, used 108 times
- Paint layer - COAT, used 89 times
- Layer of paint - COAT, used 85 times
- Outer: Prefix - ECTO, used 63 times
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