Mournful poem
The crossword clue "Mournful poem" is answered by ELEGY, a 5-letter entry. Used 56 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ELEGY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELEGY answer page.
Used 56 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 18 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.
- THRENODY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ELEGY
Every other clue in this collection answered by ELEGY, most used first.
- Plaintive poem - used 33 times, most recently in 2023
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- Poem division - CANTO, used 37 times
- Division of a long poem - CANTO, used 27 times
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