Deep red
The crossword clue "Deep red" is answered by RUBY, a 4-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RUBY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUBY answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 5 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.
- CRIMSON (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for RUBY
Every other clue in this collection answered by RUBY, most used first.
- July birthstone - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Red gem - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Red gemstone - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Shade of red - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Red shade - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
Related clues
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