In the cooler
The crossword clue "In the cooler" is answered by ONICE, a 5-letter entry. Used 30 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ONICE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ONICE answer page.
Used 30 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ONICE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ONICE, most used first.
- In reserve - used 147 times, most recently in 2026
- Chilling - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Chilled - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Kept in reserve - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- In abeyance - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
- In readiness - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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