In layers
The crossword clue "In layers" is answered by TIERED, a 6-letter entry. Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TIERED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TIERED answer page.
Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 7 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.
- LAMINAR (3 uses in xd)
- STRATAL (1 uses in xd)
- TERRACED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TIERED
Every other clue in this collection answered by TIERED, most used first.
- Like a wedding cake - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- Like most stadiums - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Like stadium seating - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Like wedding cakes - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Layers - STRATA, used 129 times
- Rock layers - STRATA, used 36 times
- Geologic layers - STRATA, used 16 times
- Layers of rock - STRATA, used 15 times
- Geological layers - STRATA, used 13 times
- Cloud layers - STRATA, used 7 times
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