Cone's counterpart

The answer

ROD

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROD answer page.

Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ROD

Every other clue in this collection answered by ROD, most used first.

• Scepter - used 144 times, most recently in 2026
• Fishing pole - used 123 times, most recently in 2026
• Curtain holder - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• Staff - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Piston connector - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Towel holder - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Twilight Zone" creator Serling - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Lightning attractor - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Fishing stick - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• "Maggie May" singer Stewart - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Reel's partner - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Casting need - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Gat - used 18 times, most recently in 2009
• Singer Stewart - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Curtain support - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• Stick. - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Wand - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
• Bacillus shape - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Angler's need - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Pole - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Hot __ - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Reactor part - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Shower curtain holder - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Curtain hanger - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Fishing tool - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Gangster's gun - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Heater - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Reel partner - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Retina cell - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Retina part - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Stewart or Serling - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Baton - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Divining tool - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Serling of "The Twilight Zone" - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• 16½ feet. - used 9 times, most recently in 1977
• Fishing gear - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Poet McKuen - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
• Retinal cell - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• "Spare the __ ..." - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
• Staff associate? - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• __ and reel - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Cone counterpart - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" singer Stewart - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Five-and-a-half yards - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• 16.5 feet - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• 18-time MLB All-Star Carew - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Actor Steiger - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Casting requirement? - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Reel holder - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Serling - used 7 times, most recently in 1996
• Serling or Steiger - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Stewart or Steiger - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Word after hot or lightning - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Angling aid - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Brother of Todd Flanders on "The Simpsons" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Divining device - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Dowel - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Lightning ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Reel's companion - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

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