Big shots
The crossword clue "Big shots" is answered by VIPS, a 4-letter entry. Used 19 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2020. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
VIPS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VIPS answer page.
Used 19 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2020. It appears in 11 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.
- CLOSEUPS (4 uses in xd)
- HONCHOS (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for VIPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by VIPS, most used first.
- Bigwigs - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Red carpet walkers - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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