"2001" computer
The crossword clue ""2001" computer" is answered by HAL, a 3-letter entry. Used 185 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 27 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HAL
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HAL answer page.
Used 185 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 27 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for HAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by HAL, most used first.
- Actor Holbrook - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
- Actor Linden - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Shakespearean prince - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Prince of Broadway - used 38 times, most recently in 2024
- "2001: A Space Odyssey" computer - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Man's nickname. - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
- Holbrook or Linden - used 25 times, most recently in 2019
- Linden of "Barney Miller" - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
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