High standards
The crossword clue "High standards" is answered by IDEALS, a 6-letter entry. Used 30 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
IDEALS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IDEALS answer page.
Used 30 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for IDEALS
Every other clue in this collection answered by IDEALS, most used first.
- Paragons - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Standards of perfection - used 28 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.
- High regard - ESTEEM, used 101 times
- Have high hopes - ASPIRE, used 79 times
- Leave high and dry - STRAND, used 52 times
- Orbital high point - APOGEE, used 48 times
- High - STONED, used 45 times
- Hold in high regard - ESTEEM, used 42 times
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