Hackneyed
The crossword clue "Hackneyed" is answered by STALE, a 5-letter entry. Used 83 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STALE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STALE answer page.
Used 83 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- CORNY (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for STALE
Every other clue in this collection answered by STALE, most used first.
- No longer fresh - used 115 times, most recently in 2026
- Trite - used 53 times, most recently in 2023
- Old hat - used 46 times, most recently in 2023
- Like old bread - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Not fresh - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Flat - used 22 times, most recently in 2021
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