Sinking signal
The crossword clue "Sinking signal" is answered by SOS, a 3-letter entry. Used 72 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SOS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOS answer page.
Used 72 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SOS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SOS, most used first.
- "Mayday!" - used 228 times, most recently in 2026
- Distress signal - used 182 times, most recently in 2026
- Call for help - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Distress call - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Brillo rival - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Sea plea - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
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