Length of time

The answer

SPAN

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPAN answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 6 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.

• SPELL (5 uses in xd)
• DURATION (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for SPAN

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

• Bridge - used 254 times, most recently in 2026
• Reach across - used 207 times, most recently in 2026
• Stretch across - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
• Extend across - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
• Nine inches - used 57 times, most recently in 2018
• Go across - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Go over - used 41 times, most recently in 2025
• Cross - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Stretch of time - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Wing measurement - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Bridge distance - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Time period - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Bridge measurement - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Bridge length - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Period of time - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Reach across, as a bridge - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Attention ___ - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Bridge section - used 13 times, most recently in 2009
• Duration - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Stretch over - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Extend over - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Full extent - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Traverse - used 11 times, most recently in 2010
• Airplane wing measure - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Reach over - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Bridge measure - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• C-___ - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Cross over - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Pair of horses - used 8 times, most recently in 1999
• Straddle - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Stretch - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Team of oxen - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Distance between wingtips - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Length - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Wingspread - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Breadth - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Distance between pillars - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Farm team - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Hand's breadth - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Range - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Reach - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Spread - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• At any time - EVER, used 696 times
• A single time - ONCE, used 296 times
• "Once ___ a time ..." - UPON, used 284 times
• A long time - AGES, used 156 times
• High time? - NOON, used 151 times
• "The Time Machine" race - ELOI, used 148 times

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