Clandestine
The crossword clue "Clandestine" is answered by SECRET, a 6-letter entry. Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SECRET
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SECRET answer page.
Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 7 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.
- FURTIVE (3 uses in xd)
- BACKDOOR (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SECRET
Every other clue in this collection answered by SECRET, most used first.
- Hush-hush - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Under wraps - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Confidential - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Hidden - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Arcane - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
- Covert - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Confidential matter - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Classified - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Clandestine meetings - TRYSTS, used 17 times
- Clandestine - COVERT, used 8 times
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