Second-stringer
The crossword clue "Second-stringer" is answered by SUB, a 3-letter entry. Used 22 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SUB
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SUB answer page.
Used 22 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 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.
- BENCHWARMER (10 uses in xd)
- SCUB (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SUB
Every other clue in this collection answered by SUB, most used first.
- Long sandwich - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Long lunch? - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Hero - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Stand-in - used 26 times, most recently in 2022
- Fill-in - used 23 times, most recently in 2021
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.
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- Second person - EVE, used 105 times
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- Jackie's second husband - ARI, used 25 times
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