Idiot box
The crossword clue "Idiot box" is answered by TUBE, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TUBE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TUBE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2002. 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
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BOOBTUBE (5 uses in xd)
- TELEVISION (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TUBE
Every other clue in this collection answered by TUBE, most used first.
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- Toothpaste container - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Hollow cylinder - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
- Lipstick holder - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Lipstick container - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- London subway - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- London subway, with "the" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Cylinder - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Ziti shape - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Paint holder - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
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- Box office take - GATE, used 18 times
- Japanese box. - INRO, used 17 times
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