Part of UCSD

The answer

SAN

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

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 4 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.

• DIEGO (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for SAN

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

• Japanese honorific - used 115 times, most recently in 2026
• -- Diego - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Francisco - used 69 times, most recently in 2025
• -- Juan - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• -- Salvador - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Andreas Fault - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Antonio - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Jose - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ Quentin - used 32 times, most recently in 2020
• ___ Luis Obispo - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ Clemente - used 25 times, most recently in 2008
• __ Antonio, TX - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ Bernardino - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Honshu honorific - used 23 times, most recently in 2021
• __ Diego, CA - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ Juan, Puerto Rico - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Remo - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ Marino - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• __ Jose, CA - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• __ Fernando Valley - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Japanese title of respect - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ Antonio, Texas - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• -- Jacinto - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• "I Left My Heart in ___ Francisco" - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Diego Padres - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• __ Francisco, CA - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Juan Hill - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• __ Juan, PR - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Start of many California city names - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Do You Know the Way to ___ Jose" - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ Francisco 49ers - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Gabriel - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• ___ Pedro - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ Mateo - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ Francisco Giants - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Japanese title - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• ___ Mateo, Calif. - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• ___ Remo, Italy - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• ___ Antonio Spurs - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• __ Clemente, CA - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Gabriel, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• "The Bridge of ___ Luis Rey" - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Word in many California city names - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• ___ Ysidro, Calif. - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Cabo ___ Lucas - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• __ Clemente (Nixon retreat) - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• __ Gabriel Mountains - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Hokkaido honorific - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• José or Juan - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• __ Luis Obispo, CA - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Start for Marcos or Mateo - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• The "S" of S.F. - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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• Part of RSVP - SIL, used 192 times
• Sock part - TOE, used 175 times
• Bikini part - BRA, used 145 times
• Play part - ACT, used 135 times
• Part of UCLA - LOS, used 122 times

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