Mast support

The answer

STAY

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

Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1966. 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.

• BIBB (3 uses in xd)
• CROSSTREE (1 uses in xd)
• FID (1 uses in xd)
• MAINSTAY (1 uses in xd)

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
• Linger - used 35 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
• Collar stiffener - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Don't move - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Command to Rover - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Canine command - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Obedience school command - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Order to Fido - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Postponement - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Reprieve from the governor - used 19 times, most recently in 2013
• Brace - used 16 times, most recently in 2001
• Dog command - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Guy rope. - used 15 times, most recently in 1993
• Legal postponement - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
• Go nowhere - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Spend the night - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Tarry - used 14 times, most recently in 2014
• Command to a canine - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Time at a hotel - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Corset part - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Corset stiffener - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Don't budge - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• "Don't move, Fido!" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Check - used 11 times, most recently in 1997
• Hang in there - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Stick it out - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• "Don't leave me!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Legal delay - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
• Nautical rope. - used 10 times, most recently in 1989
• "Please don't go!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Restrain - used 10 times, most recently in 1978
• Abide - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Blackjack option - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• "Don't go anywhere!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Court postponement - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Judge's order - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Don't take off - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Forgo a hit - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Gallows reprieve - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Guy. - used 7 times, most recently in 1991
• Legal suspension - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Pause. - used 7 times, most recently in 1968
• Command after "Sit!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Court order - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Court's postponement - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

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.

• Sail support - MAST, used 115 times
• Mast - SPAR, used 84 times
• Rigging support - SPAR, used 71 times
• Tech support caller - USER, used 68 times
• Sail support - SPAR, used 43 times
• Bed support - SLAT, used 41 times

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