Linger
The crossword clue "Linger" is answered by STAY, a 4-letter entry. Used 35 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STAY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STAY answer page.
Used 35 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 10 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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Other clues for STAY
Every other clue in this collection answered by STAY, most used first.
- Remain - used 274 times, most recently in 2026
- Stick around - used 171 times, most recently in 2026
- "Don't go!" - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
- Hang around - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Command to Fido - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Sojourn - used 48 times, most recently in 2017
- "Don't leave!" - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Collar insert - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Order to Spot - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Hotel visit - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Command to a dog - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Linger in the tub - SOAK, used 26 times
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