Just a ___ (slightly)

The answer

TAD

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAD answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for TAD

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

• Wee bit - used 234 times, most recently in 2026
• Smidgen - used 199 times, most recently in 2026
• Little bit - used 161 times, most recently in 2026
• Small amount - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
• Bit - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
• Tiny bit - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Smidge - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Tiny amount - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Skosh - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Small boy - used 32 times, most recently in 2015
• Slight amount - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Young fellow - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Small bit - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Small child. - used 18 times, most recently in 2015
• Youngster - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• Just a bit - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Teeny bit - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Urchin. - used 13 times, most recently in 1992
• Child. - used 12 times, most recently in 1995
• Little one. - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
• Lincoln's son. - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Shaver - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Touch - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Abe's son - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Minuscule amount - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Modicum - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Teensy bit - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Young one - used 9 times, most recently in 1983
• Abe's boy - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Boy - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Iota - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Itty bit - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Abe Lincoln's boy - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• "Just a _____" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Lincoln son - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Little shaver - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Slight bit - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Slightest bit - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Small fry - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Young boy - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Young'un - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
• Just a ___ (not much) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Trifling amount - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Young 'un - used 6 times, most recently in 2008

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.

• Just out - NEW, used 146 times
• "Just a ___!" - SEC, used 111 times
• "Just kidding!" - NOT, used 84 times
• Not just any - THE, used 83 times
• Just fine - AOK, used 71 times
• "Just __ suspected!" - ASI, used 62 times

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