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LID

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LID answer page.

Used 70 times across 40 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 19 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.

• ACME (81 uses in xd)
• APEX (57 uses in xd)
• OUTDO (27 uses in xd)
• BEST (19 uses in xd)
• ONEUP (16 uses in xd)

Other clues for LID

Every other clue in this collection answered by LID, most used first.

• Cover - used 212 times, most recently in 2026
• Pot top - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Topper - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Pot part - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Pot cover - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Tupperware top - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Cap - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• "Put a ___ on it!" - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Jar part - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Jar top - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Tupperware topper - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Box top - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Jar cover - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Jar topper - used 21 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.

• Bikini top - BRA, used 195 times
• Casual top - TEE, used 145 times
• Top card - ACE, used 102 times
• Came out on top - WON, used 53 times
• Tube top - CAP, used 52 times
• Come out on top - WIN, used 50 times

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