Former fliers
The crossword clue "Former fliers" is answered by SSTS, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SSTS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SSTS answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 7 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
- Bygone fleet - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- 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 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.
- Former spouses - EXES, used 132 times
- Former Russian ruler - TSAR, used 78 times
- Former mates - EXES, used 76 times
- Former Iranian ruler - SHAH, used 75 times
- Former partners - EXES, used 72 times
- Former flames - EXES, used 51 times
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