"The one that got away," e.g.
The crossword clue ""The one that got away," e.g." is answered by YARN, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
YARN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the YARN answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Every other clue in this collection answered by YARN, most used first.
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- Ball material - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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