Plaid pattern
The crossword clue "Plaid pattern" is answered by TARTAN, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TARTAN
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TARTAN answer page.
Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. 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 TARTAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by TARTAN, most used first.
- Kilt pattern - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Plaid - used 14 times, most recently in 2008
- Bagpiper's wear - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Clan cloth - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Kilt fabric - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Sock pattern - ARGYLE, used 60 times
- Diamond pattern - ARGYLE, used 31 times
- Diamond-shaped pattern - ARGYLE, used 27 times
- Diamond-shaped sock pattern - ARGYLE, used 10 times
- Pattern - DESIGN, used 10 times
- Diamond sock pattern - ARGYLE, used 9 times
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