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Short dagger

Answer: STILETTO - 8 letters

The crossword clue "Short dagger" is answered by STILETTO, a 8-letter entry. Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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STILETTO

STILETTO

8 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STILETTO answer page.

11Times used
9Distinct years
2019Most recent year
6Publications

Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for STILETTO

Every other clue in this collection answered by STILETTO, most used first.

  • Kind of heel - used 14 times, most recently in 2016
  • Small dagger - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
  • Dagger - used 10 times, most recently in 2003
  • Heel style - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
  • Heel type - used 7 times, most recently in 2026

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