Bold Ruler, to Secretariat

The answer

SIRE

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

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SIRE

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

• Father - used 166 times, most recently in 2026
• Beget - used 127 times, most recently in 2026
• Royal address - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Kingly address - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
• "Your majesty" - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Foal's father - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Paddock papa - used 32 times, most recently in 2015
• Filly's father - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
• King's address - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Regal address - used 29 times, most recently in 2021
• Address for a king - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Horse's father - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• What to call a king - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Progenitor - used 20 times, most recently in 2004
• "Your Highness" - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Kingly title - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Stable parent - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Forefather - used 17 times, most recently in 2013
• Palace address - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• Paddock parent - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Thoroughbred's father - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Title of respect - used 14 times, most recently in 2006
• Dam's mate - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• "Your excellency" - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
• King's title - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Mudder's father - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Bring into being - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Equine parent - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Male parent - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
• Regal title - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Ancestor. - used 8 times, most recently in 1980
• Become a father - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• King. - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Colt's father - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Dam's counterpart - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Father on the farm - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Many a retired racehorse - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• "My king" - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Racehorse's father - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Royal honorific - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Stud farm stud - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Address for a monarch - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Farm father - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Father a foal - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Horse's dad - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Royal 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.

• Be bold - DARE, used 96 times
• Romanov ruler - TSAR, used 96 times
• Russian ruler - TSAR, used 89 times
• Ruler - TSAR, used 87 times
• Old Russian ruler - TSAR, used 84 times
• Mideast ruler - EMIR, used 82 times

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