Overtime cause
The crossword clue "Overtime cause" is answered by TIE, a 3-letter entry. Used 37 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TIE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TIE answer page.
Used 37 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 11 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.
- TIESCORE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TIE
Every other clue in this collection answered by TIE, most used first.
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