Time of year

The answer

SEASON

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEASON answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1944. 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.

• APRIL (1 uses in xd)
• EQUINOX (1 uses in xd)
• MAY (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SEASON

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

• Fall, for one - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Add spice to - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Fall, e.g. - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Spring, for one - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Spring or fall - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Add flavor to - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Add zest to - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Spice up - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Three-month period - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Add spices to - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Make more flavorful - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Spring or summer - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Winter or summer - used 6 times, most recently in 2023

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.

• Pass, as time - ELAPSE, used 82 times
• Go by, as time - ELAPSE, used 70 times
• For the time being - PROTEM, used 46 times
• "It's about time!" - ATLAST, used 45 times
• "Take your time" - NORUSH, used 40 times
• Change over time - EVOLVE, used 35 times

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