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Clownish

Answer: ZANY - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Clownish" is answered by ZANY, a 4-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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ZANY

ZANY

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ZANY answer page.

14Times used
12Distinct years
2021Most recent year
5Publications

Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for ZANY

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  • Wild and crazy - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
  • Wacky - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
  • Buffoon. - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
  • Kooky - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
  • Like the Marx Brothers - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
  • Clown. - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
  • Crazy - used 7 times, most recently in 2022

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