Polanski film

The answer

TESS

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Used 20 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

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• ROSEMARYSBABY (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for TESS

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

• Hardy heroine - used 280 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ of the D'Urbervilles" - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
• Thomas Hardy heroine - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Actress Harper - used 70 times, most recently in 2025
• Tracy's Trueheart - used 66 times, most recently in 2019
• Hardy girl - used 60 times, most recently in 2021
• Dick Tracy's love - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Mrs. Dick Tracy - used 54 times, most recently in 2014
• Hardy lass - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Dick Tracy's wife - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Model Holliday - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Trueheart of the comics - used 22 times, most recently in 2019
• Hardy character - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Hardy's "Pure Woman" - used 17 times, most recently in 2017
• Novel heroine. - used 16 times, most recently in 1973
• Trueheart of "Dick Tracy" - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Girl's nickname. - used 12 times, most recently in 1976
• Kinski role - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
• 1891 heroine. - used 11 times, most recently in 1968
• Dick Tracy's Trueheart - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Novelist Gerritsen - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Hardy soul? - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Julia's role in "Ocean's Eleven" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Miss Durbeyfield - used 10 times, most recently in 2000
• Miss Trueheart - used 10 times, most recently in 2008
• Miss Trueheart of "Dick Tracy" - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Nickname for Theresa - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• 1979 Roman Polanski film - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Alec D'Urberville's slayer - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
• "Dick Tracy" gal - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Fictional heroine. - used 9 times, most recently in 1978
• Thomas Hardy title character - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Thomas Hardy's "___ of the d'Urbervilles" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Trueheart of comics - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• D'Urberville lass - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
• Dick Tracy's sweetheart - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Julia's "Ocean's Eleven" role - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ of the d'Urbervilles" (Thomas Hardy novel) - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "Working Girl" girl - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Angel Clare's wife. - used 7 times, most recently in 1991
• Della's role on "Touched by an Angel" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "Guarding ___" (MacLaine movie) - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Hardy title character - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Hardy's "__ of the D'Urbervilles" - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Heroine in a Hardy title - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Melanie's "Working Girl" role - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Mystery writer Gerritsen - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• "Rizzoli & Isles" creator Gerritsen - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Crime novelist Gerritsen - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Dick Tracy's true love - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Hardy's "Pure Woman Faithfully Presented" - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Julia, in "Ocean's Eleven" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Julia Roberts's "Ocean's Eleven" role - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Nastassja Kinski title role - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Plus-size model Holliday - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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.

• Film spool - REEL, used 78 times
• Film ___ - NOIR, used 63 times
• Film-rating org. - MPAA, used 54 times
• Film unit - REEL, used 52 times
• Dark film genre - NOIR, used 50 times
• Film holder - REEL, used 50 times

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