The old ___ (Ireland)

The answer

SOD

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

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SOD

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

• Turf - used 283 times, most recently in 2026
• Lawn material - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
• Lay down the lawn - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Ground cover - used 46 times, most recently in 2024
• Lawn makeup - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
• Instant lawn - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
• Roll of grass - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Sward. - used 24 times, most recently in 1996
• Lawn layer - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Piece of turf - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Grassy clump - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Earth - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Greenskeeper's supply - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Landscaper's roll - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Landscaper's supply - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Lawn starter - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Landscaper's need - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Cover some ground? - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Do lawn work - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
• Grass section - used 13 times, most recently in 2009
• Chunk of lawn - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Patch of lawn - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Cover with turf - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Grass in a roll - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Landscaping roll - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Lawn base - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Roll of turf - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Grass bought in rolls - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Grass sold in rolls - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Landscaping material - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Lawn roll - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Nursery purchase - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Grass square - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Grassy turf - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Groundskeeper's supply - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Landscaper's purchase - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Nursery offering - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Piece of lawn - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Grass from a farm - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Grass patch - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Grassy surface - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Outfield material - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Garden shop purchase - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Grass grown on farms - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Green piece - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Greensward - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
• Lay turf - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
• Plot thickener? - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Roll-your-own grass - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Rolled-up grass - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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• "___ the season ..." - TIS, used 398 times
• To the ___ degree - NTH, used 389 times
• In the manner of - ALA, used 367 times

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