Playful prank
The crossword clue "Playful prank" is answered by ANTIC, a 5-letter entry. Used 50 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ANTIC
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Used 50 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ANTIC
Every other clue in this collection answered by ANTIC, most used first.
- Caper - used 133 times, most recently in 2026
- Shenanigan - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
- Prank - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Bit of tomfoolery - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Bit of high jinks - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Ludicrous - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Playful trick - used 26 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.
- Playful aquatic mammal - OTTER, used 60 times
- Prank - CAPER, used 49 times
- Playful mammal - OTTER, used 48 times
- Playful swimmer - OTTER, used 40 times
- Playful river mammal - OTTER, used 26 times
- Playful animal - OTTER, used 23 times
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