Stick around
The crossword clue "Stick around" is answered by STAY, a 4-letter entry. Used 171 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 33 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
STAY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STAY answer page.
Used 171 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 33 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.
- REMAIN (20 uses in xd)
- LINGER (12 uses in xd)
- DONTGO (4 uses in xd)
- LOITER (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for STAY
Every other clue in this pilot answered by STAY, most used first.
- Remain - used 274 times, most recently in 2026
- "Don't go!" - used 93 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.
- Walking stick - CANE, used 162 times
- Swing around - SLUE, used 140 times
- Use a swizzle stick - STIR, used 114 times
- Just sitting around - IDLE, used 85 times
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