Theater backdrop
The crossword clue "Theater backdrop" is answered by SCRIM, a 5-letter entry. Used 18 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCRIM
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCRIM answer page.
Used 18 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 8 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.
- STAGESET (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SCRIM
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCRIM, most used first.
- Curtain fabric - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Curtain material - used 28 times, most recently in 2022
- Theatrical backdrop - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Theater drop - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Theater curtain - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Theater worker - USHER, used 57 times
- Theater employee - USHER, used 47 times
- Theater awards - OBIES, used 43 times
- Theater platform - STAGE, used 42 times
- Ancient Greek theater - ODEON, used 40 times
- Theater walkway - AISLE, used 37 times
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