Close relative, for short
The crossword clue "Close relative, for short" is answered by SIB, a 3-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2019. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SIB
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SIB answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2019. It appears in 5 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.
Other clues for SIB
Every other clue in this collection answered by SIB, most used first.
- Bro or sis - used 176 times, most recently in 2026
- Sis or bro - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Brother or sister, for short - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Kinsman - used 28 times, most recently in 2013
- Bro, for one - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Family member - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Member of the fam - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Bro, e.g. - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
- Brother or sister. - used 17 times, most recently in 2014
- Bro, maybe - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Bro, to sis - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
- Sis, e.g. - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Sis, say - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Bro, say - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Close kin - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Bro or sis, for short - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Relative - used 7 times, most recently in 2001
- Bro or sis, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- "For shame!" - TSK, used 208 times
- Back muscle, for short - LAT, used 189 times
- Tit for ___ - TAT, used 189 times
- Reggae relative - SKA, used 158 times
- "For __ a jolly good fellow..." - HES, used 155 times
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