Part of a black suit
The crossword clue "Part of a black suit" is answered by SPADE, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SPADE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPADE answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 3 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.
- FIVEOFCLUBS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPADE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPADE, most used first.
- Digging tool - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Garden tool - used 60 times, most recently in 2025
- One in a black suit - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Black card - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Garden shovel - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Bogart role - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
- Gardener's tool - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Gardening tool - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Small shovel - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Earth mover - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Trench-making tool - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Black playing card - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Black suit - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Card in a black suit - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Digger's tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Hammett hero - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- "The Maltese Falcon" sleuth - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Flower part - SEPAL, used 182 times
- Stair part - RISER, used 117 times
- Play part - SCENE, used 114 times
- Suit - BEFIT, used 106 times
- Battery part - ANODE, used 104 times
- Suit material - SERGE, used 103 times
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