Agent
The crossword clue "Agent" is answered by SPY, a 3-letter entry. Used 47 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SPY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPY answer page.
Used 47 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1969. 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.
- FACTOR (5 uses in xd)
- ASSIGNEE (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPY
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPY, most used first.
- Secret agent - used 207 times, most recently in 2026
- Undercover agent - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Bond, for one - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- James Bond, for one - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- 007, for one - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- CIA operative - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Mole - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Mole, e.g. - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Stratego piece - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Snoop - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Operative - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Bond, e.g. - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- James Bond, e.g. - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Coloring agent - DYE, used 90 times
- Agent, for short - REP, used 74 times
- "Entourage" agent - ARI, used 54 times
- Agent - REP, used 47 times
- Sales agent, for short - REP, used 35 times
- Agent, briefly - REP, used 28 times
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