Bygone fleet

The answer

SSTS

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

Used 11 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SSTS

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

• Concordes - used 77 times, most recently in 2014
• Bygone fliers - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Swift jets - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Fast planes - used 34 times, most recently in 2017
• Bygone jets - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Concordes, e.g. - used 29 times, most recently in 2012
• Fast fliers - used 28 times, most recently in 2010
• Retired fliers - used 24 times, most recently in 2017
• Mach+ jets - used 22 times, most recently in 2009
• Bygone boomers - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
• Atl. crossers - used 15 times, most recently in 2003
• Fast jets - used 15 times, most recently in 2004
• Grounded fleet - used 15 times, most recently in 2017
• Jet-set jets - used 14 times, most recently in 2003
• Grounded fliers - used 13 times, most recently in 2009
• Jet-setters' jets, once - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
• Retired fleet - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Fast flyers - used 11 times, most recently in 2011
• Retired jets - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Sleek jets - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
• JFK arrivals - used 9 times, most recently in 2003
• Retired boomers - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Barrier breakers - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Concordes, briefly - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Former fliers - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Former JFK landers - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Retired speedsters - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Air France speedsters, once - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Concordes, for short - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Controversial planes - used 7 times, most recently in 1985
• Former fast fliers - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Former JFK arrivals - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Grounded jets - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Grounded planes - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Old jet-set jets - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Some jets - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
• Speedy planes - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Concorde et al. - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Fleet fleet - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
• JFK visitors - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
• Mach toppers - used 6 times, most recently in 2009

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.

• Bygone Russian ruler - TSAR, used 59 times
• Bygone Peruvian - INCA, used 44 times
• Bygone days - PAST, used 43 times
• Bygone despot - TSAR, used 40 times
• Bygone times - YORE, used 37 times
• Bygone - PAST, used 36 times

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