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SHAW

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHAW answer page.

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 1983; first recorded in 1947. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SHAW

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

• "Pygmalion" playwright - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
• "Pygmalion" writer - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Playwright George Bernard __ - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Clarinetist Artie - used 20 times, most recently in 2020
• "Major Barbara" playwright - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• "Candida" playwright - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Robert of "Jaws" - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• "Saint Joan" playwright - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• "Arms and the Man" playwright - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• George Bernard ___ - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• "Pygmalion" penner - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Bandleader Artie - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• "Pygmalion" author - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• "Major Barbara" author - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
• "Man and Superman" playwright - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• "Pygmalion" playwright George Bernard ___ - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "Pygmalion" dramatist - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Fiona of "Killing Eve" - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• "Rich Man, Poor Man" author - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• He played Quint in "Jaws" - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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