It's for good measure
The crossword clue "It's for good measure" is answered by RULER, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
RULER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RULER answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for RULER
Every other clue in this collection answered by RULER, most used first.
- Measuring stick - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Straightedge - used 24 times, most recently in 2019
- Sovereign - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- King or czar - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
- King or queen - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Monarch - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Measuring tool - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- School tool - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Schoolbag item - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
- King or emperor - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- 12-inch stick - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Desk drawer item - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- It's made to measure - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Knuckle rapper - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
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.
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- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- Good judgment - SENSE, used 135 times
- For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
- Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
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