Once around the sun
The crossword clue "Once around the sun" is answered by YEAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 49 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
YEAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the YEAR answer page.
Used 49 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for YEAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by YEAR, most used first.
- Calendar span - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- "Once ___ a time ..." - UPON, used 284 times
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