Expansive
The crossword clue "Expansive" is answered by VAST, a 4-letter entry. Used 78 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
VAST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VAST answer page.
Used 78 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 17 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- BROAD (19 uses in xd)
- LARGE (5 uses in xd)
- OCEANIC (3 uses in xd)
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