Feeling blue
The crossword clue "Feeling blue" is answered by SAD, a 3-letter entry. Used 114 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
SAD
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SAD answer page.
Used 114 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 25 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.
- GLUM (12 uses in xd)
- LOW (6 uses in xd)
- DOWN (4 uses in xd)
- DOUR (2 uses in xd)
- DOWNINTHEMOUTH (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SAD
Every other clue in this pilot answered by SAD, most used first.
- Feeling down - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Unhappy - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
- Bummed out - used 84 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.
- "Big Blue" - IBM, used 110 times
- Wild blue yonder - SKY, used 78 times
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