Nearest star
The crossword clue "Nearest star" is answered by SUN, a 3-letter entry. Used 22 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SUN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SUN answer page.
Used 22 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SUN
Every other clue in this collection answered by SUN, most used first.
- Day light - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Baltimore newspaper - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Early riser? - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Heat source - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Baltimore paper - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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