Big shot
The crossword clue "Big shot" is answered by VIP, a 3-letter entry. Used 56 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
VIP
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VIP answer page.
Used 56 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 16 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.
- HONCHO (8 uses in xd)
- FATCAT (7 uses in xd)
Other clues for VIP
Every other clue in this collection answered by VIP, most used first.
- Bigwig - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Bigwig, for short - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
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