Luminary
The crossword clue "Luminary" is answered by STAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 99 times across 40 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
STAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STAR answer page.
Used 99 times across 40 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 12 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- CELEB (7 uses in xd)
- VIP (3 uses in xd)
- LEADINGLIGHT (1 uses in xd)
- LEGEND (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for STAR
Every other clue in this pilot answered by STAR, most used first.
- Headliner - used 183 times, most recently in 2026
- Asterisk - used 108 times, most recently in 2026
- Rating unit - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Wild guess - STAB, used 480 times
- Appear - SEEM, used 451 times
- Ooze - SEEP, used 449 times
- "Auld Lang ___" - SYNE, used 447 times
- Withered - SERE, used 400 times
- Location - SITE, used 390 times
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