Lady's man

The answer

SIR

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SIR answer page.

Used 20 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2022. It appears in 9 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.

• LORD (48 uses in xd)
• GENT (32 uses in xd)
• EARL (22 uses in xd)
• BEAU (7 uses in xd)
• ROMEO (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for SIR

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

• Knight's title - used 324 times, most recently in 2026
• Polite address - used 138 times, most recently in 2026
• Knight's address - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
• Round Table title - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
• Army address - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Round Table address - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Title. - used 53 times, most recently in 1997
• Title for a knight - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Military address - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Knightly address - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• "Dear __ or Madam . . ." - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Knightly title - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• "To ___ With Love" - used 37 times, most recently in 2024
• Title for Elton John - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• "Dear" one - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Respectful title - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• -- Lancelot - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Baronet's title - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• Respectful address - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Title of respect - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
• General address - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Gentleman - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Peppermint Patty, to Marcie - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
• Madam's counterpart - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Mister - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• British title - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Lancelot's title - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Polite title - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Elton John's title - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Letter opener - used 16 times, most recently in 2011
• Man's title - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• "Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" song) - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Term of respect - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• "To ___, with Love" (Sidney Poitier film) - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Base address - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• "My dear man" - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Term of address. - used 13 times, most recently in 2014
• Title for Patrick Stewart - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Title for Paul McCartney - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• "Dear ___" - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Dubbed one - used 12 times, most recently in 2012
• Formal address - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Galahad's title - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Hitchcock title - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Madam's mate - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
• McCartney title - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• What Marcie calls Peppermint Patty - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Word said with a salute - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• English title - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Knight. - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Title for Anthony Hopkins - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Title for Galahad - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Title for Isaac Newton - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Title for McCartney - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• __ Isaac Newton - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Polite term of address - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Title for Lancelot - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "Yes, ___!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• British knight's title - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• __ Elton John - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "My good man" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Title for Arthur Conan Doyle - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Title for Elton - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Title for tennis great Andy Murray - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Title of honor - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• "Aye aye, ___!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Elton John title - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• McCartney's title - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Paul McCartney, for one - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Title for Ian McKellen - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Address for a knight - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Arthur Conan Doyle's title - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Elton John, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Galahad or Lancelot - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Gawain's title - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Ma'am's counterpart - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• "My dear fellow" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Round Table honorific - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Title for Sean Connery - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Title for two Beatles - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• What to call a knight - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• "Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" song with a rhyming title) - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Churchill's title - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Honorific for McCartney - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Jousting title - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Knight address - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Knight title - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Madam's partner - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Officer's address - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Raleigh, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Title for Michael Caine - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Title for Mick Jagger - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Title of nobility - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Titled Brit - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Tristan's title - used 6 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.

• Man-mouse link - ORA, used 175 times
• "... man ___ mouse?" - ORA, used 155 times
• ___-Magnon man - CRO, used 114 times
• Mamie's man - IKE, used 80 times
• "My man!" - BRO, used 79 times
• Young man - LAD, used 64 times

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