The third man
The crossword clue "The third man" is answered by ABEL, a 4-letter entry. Used 26 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ABEL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABEL answer page.
Used 26 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 10 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.
- HARRYLIME (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ABEL
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABEL, most used first.
- Cain's brother - used 144 times, most recently in 2026
- First victim - used 131 times, most recently in 2026
- Cain's victim - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- Brother of Cain - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
- Genesis victim - used 102 times, most recently in 2025
- Explorer Tasman - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Biblical brother - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Genesis brother - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Genesis shepherd - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Biblical shepherd - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Eve's second son - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Genesis son - used 45 times, most recently in 2023
- Second son - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Fourth person - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- First shepherd - used 34 times, most recently in 2020
- Genesis name - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Adam's second son - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Third man - used 32 times, most recently in 2018
- Actor Walter - used 31 times, most recently in 1985
- Ill-fated Biblical brother - used 23 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- 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
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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