Cistern
The crossword clue "Cistern" is answered by VAT, a 3-letter entry. Used 99 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
VAT
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VAT answer page.
Used 99 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 9 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.
- TANK (5 uses in xd)
- BAC (4 uses in xd)
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