Heir, often
The crossword clue "Heir, often" is answered by SON, a 3-letter entry. Used 77 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SON
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SON answer page.
Used 77 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 16 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.
- WIFE (2 uses in xd)
- ALLOTTEE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SON
Every other clue in this collection answered by SON, most used first.
- Junior - used 142 times, most recently in 2026
- Junior, to senior - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Family member - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Mama's boy - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Trinity member - used 44 times, most recently in 2023
- Male delivery - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Abel, to Adam - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Male offspring - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Bart, to Homer - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Chip off the old block - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
- Offspring - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Heir, at times - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Dad's boy - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- "__ of a gun!" - used 22 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.
- CEO's degree, often - MBA, used 32 times
- Remote batteries, often - AAS, used 31 times
- It's often left hanging - ART, used 30 times
- Christmas tree, often - FIR, used 27 times
- It often follows you - ARE, used 24 times
- Attendance fig., often - EST, used 23 times
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