___ beetle

The answer

STAG

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

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 4 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.

• DOR (34 uses in xd)
• ELATER (11 uses in xd)
• SCARAB (6 uses in xd)
• DUNG (2 uses in xd)
• LADYBUG (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for STAG

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

• Male deer - used 216 times, most recently in 2026
• Antlered animal - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
• Without a date - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
• For men only - used 80 times, most recently in 2019
• Kind of party - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Men-only - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Doe's mate - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Unaccompanied - used 53 times, most recently in 2024
• Dateless - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
• Male animal - used 38 times, most recently in 2023
• Unescorted - used 31 times, most recently in 2017
• Fawn's father - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Antlered deer - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Buck - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Deer with antlers - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Hart - used 20 times, most recently in 2021
• Deer sir - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Guys-only party - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Alone - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Party animal? - used 18 times, most recently in 2017
• Deer dad - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Like bachelor parties - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• Antlered beast - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Male caribou - used 15 times, most recently in 2015
• Adult male deer - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Bachelor party - used 14 times, most recently in 2008
• One way to go to a party - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Just for men - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Type of party - used 13 times, most recently in 2007
• Alone at a party - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Deer. - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Deer fellow? - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Doe's beau - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Guys-only - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Solo - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Alone at the prom - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Cervine animal. - used 10 times, most recently in 1968
• Smoker - used 10 times, most recently in 1999
• Without women - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• All-male - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
• Hind's mate - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
• Like some parties - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Male-only - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Type of beetle or party - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• Forest male - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• One alone - used 8 times, most recently in 2005
• "The ___ at eve . . . " - used 8 times, most recently in 1979
• Animal with antlers - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• For fellows only - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Game animal - used 7 times, most recently in 1980
• John Deere logo - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Kind of beetle - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Party for men - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Beau for a doe - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Doe beau - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Doe's dear - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Guys-only gathering - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Hartford symbol - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Hunting target - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Men-only affair - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• ___ party - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Prenuptial party - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Solo, in a way - used 6 times, most recently in 2017

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• "Beetle Bailey" creator Walker - MORT, used 15 times
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