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The answer

SON

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

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2005. 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.

• SONOF (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for SON

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

• Junior - used 142 times, most recently in 2026
• Heir, often - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Junior, to senior - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Family member - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Mama's boy - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Trinity member - used 44 times, most recently in 2023
• Male delivery - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Abel, to Adam - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Male offspring - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Bart, to Homer - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Chip off the old block - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
• Offspring - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Heir, at times - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Dad's boy - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• "__ of a gun!" - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Icarus, to Daedalus - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Prince, to a king - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Business partner, at times - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• Favorite __ - used 16 times, most recently in 2012
• Heir. - used 16 times, most recently in 1998
• Male child - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Native ___. - used 16 times, most recently in 2009
• "Native ___" (Richard Wright novel) - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ of a Preacher Man" - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Arlo, to Woody - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Henry VIII's desire - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Male heir - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
• Michael, to Kirk - used 14 times, most recently in 2011
• Sean, to Yoko - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Simba, to Mufasa - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• You might give him the business - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Boy. - used 13 times, most recently in 2009
• Daughter's brother - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Descendant - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Jupiter, to Saturn - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Dad, to Grandpa - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Like father, like ___" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Male issue - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Prince, e.g. - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• "Sanford and ___" - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Business partner, perhaps - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Cain, to Eve - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• "Dombey and ___." - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• III, to Jr. - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Prodigal ___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Solomon, to David - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Abel, to Eve - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• "My boy" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of the Holy Trinity - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Absalom, to David - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Dad's lad - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Family boy - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• George W., to George - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Many an heir - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• "Young man . . ." - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "A ___ of the Circus" (John Irving novel) - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Boy in the family - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Father's pride - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Holy Trinity part - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Julian, to John - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Michael Douglas, to Kirk - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Thor, to Odin - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Bart, to Homer Simpson - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Business partner, often - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Child. - used 7 times, most recently in 2003
• Dad, to Grandma - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Delivery possibility - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Emilio Estevez, to Martin Sheen - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• One of the Trinity - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Primogeniture beneficiary - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Tiny Tim, to Bob Cratchit - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Ampersand follower, often - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Anderson Cooper, to Gloria Vanderbilt - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Bush 43, to Bush 41 - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Cain was the first - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Elroy, to George Jetson - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Family guy - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Founder's successor, often - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• George W., to George H.W. - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Ham, to Noah - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Ken Griffey Jr., to Ken Griffey Sr. - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Kiefer, to Donald - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Mom's boy - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Nemo, to Marlin - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Pluto, to Saturn - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Y beneficiary - used 6 times, most recently in 2018

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.

• Knight's title - SIR, used 324 times
• Turkish title - AGA, used 235 times
• Monk's title - FRA, used 168 times
• Hindu title - SRI, used 112 times
• Khan title - AGA, used 94 times
• Round Table title - SIR, used 80 times

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