Dark horse
The crossword clue "Dark horse" is answered by SLEEPER, a 7-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SLEEPER
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLEEPER answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 4 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.
- LONGSHOT (1 uses in xd)
- SURPRISEWINNER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SLEEPER
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLEEPER, most used first.
- Surprise hit - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Unexpected hit - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Unexpected success - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
- Surprise success - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- In the dark - UNAWARE, used 26 times
- Speedy horse - ARABIAN, used 12 times
- "A Horse With No Name" band - AMERICA, used 10 times
- Winged horse - PEGASUS, used 10 times
- Three-horse carriages - TROIKAS, used 9 times
- One-horse carriage - CARIOLE, used 8 times
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