Feather in one's cap
The crossword clue "Feather in one's cap" is answered by PLUME, a 5-letter entry. Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
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PLUME
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PLUME answer page.
Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 9 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.
- MACARONI (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PLUME
Every other clue in this collection answered by PLUME, most used first.
- Fancy feather - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
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