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Crossword answer

AZTEC

5 letters · Used for 24 different clues · 27 appearances · Last seen Daily Express, August 25, 2026
Letter pattern
AZTEC
Starts with A, ends with C · 5 letters
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Clues that lead to AZTEC

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ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Detective follows street maps of Mexican empire5The IndependentAug 25, 2026 Detective pursuing every character in former empire5Daily ExpressAug 25, 2026 Resident of ancient Mexico5Crosswords With FriendsAug 24, 2026 Like the deity Xipe Totec5USA TodayAug 18, 2026 Ancient Mexican5Wall Street JournalAug 17, 2026 Like the god Huitzilopochtli5USA TodayAug 11, 2026 Pyramid builders of Mexico5LA TimesJul 30, 2026 Mesoamerican civilization that existed in central Mexico (5)5The GuardianJul 25, 2026 Tenochtitlan resident5Daily ThemedJul 14, 2026 ___ Empire, civilization located in what is now Mexico5NYT MidiJul 4, 2026 Empire that ruled the Valley of Mexico until 15215Everyday Puzzles DailyMay 28, 2026 Ancient Mexican empire5New York TimesMay 25, 2026 Central American once held in Alcatraz, technically5The IndependentMay 4, 2026 Nahuatl speaker5New York TimesFeb 20, 2026 Native led by Montezuma5New York TimesNov 18, 2025 Mexican ancestor5NewsdayAug 3, 2025 Language related to Comanche5NewsdayJul 26, 2025 Mexican forebears5NewsdayJul 18, 2025 Ancient consumer of chocolate5NewsdayJun 19, 2025 Ancient speakers of Nahuatl5New York TimesApr 10, 2025 Follower of the 32-Across5New York TimesFeb 20, 2025 Member of a Mexican Indian people who established a great empire that was overthrown by Cortés in the early 16th century5The IndependentNov 9, 2024 Old person regularly sampling jazz at beach5The IndependentMar 5, 2024 Early Mexican5Eugene ShefferNov 10, 2021

About AZTEC in crosswords

AZTEC is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 27 times in our database across 24 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Detective pursuing every character in former empire” in the Daily Express crossword on August 25, 2026.

Every appearance of AZTEC (27)

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Aug 25, 2026
Detective pursuing every character in former empire · Daily Express · 18 Across
Aug 25, 2026
Detective follows street maps of Mexican empire · The Independent · 18 Across
Aug 24, 2026
Resident of ancient Mexico · Crosswords With Friends · 16
Aug 18, 2026
Like the deity Xipe Totec · USA Today · 1 Across
Aug 17, 2026
Ancient Mexican · Wall Street Journal · 12 Down
Aug 11, 2026
Like the god Huitzilopochtli · USA Today · 8 Down
Jul 30, 2026
Pyramid builders of Mexico · LA Times · Down
Jul 25, 2026
Mesoamerican civilization that existed in central Mexico (5) · The Guardian · 12 Across
Jul 14, 2026
Tenochtitlan resident · Daily Themed · 41 Down
Jul 4, 2026
___ Empire, civilization located in what is now Mexico · NYT Midi · 5 Down
May 28, 2026
Empire that ruled the Valley of Mexico until 1521 · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 22
May 25, 2026
Ancient Mexican empire · New York Times · 64 Across
May 4, 2026
Central American once held in Alcatraz, technically · The Independent · 3 Down
Feb 20, 2026
Nahuatl speaker · New York Times · 26 Across
Nov 18, 2025
Native led by Montezuma · New York Times · 24 Across
Sep 26, 2025
Ancient Mexican · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Across
Aug 3, 2025
Mexican ancestor · Newsday · Down
Jul 26, 2025
Language related to Comanche · Newsday · Down
Jul 18, 2025
Mexican forebears · Newsday · Down
Jun 19, 2025
Ancient consumer of chocolate · Newsday · Across
Apr 10, 2025
Ancient speakers of Nahuatl · New York Times · 28 Across
Feb 20, 2025
Follower of the 32-Across · New York Times · 50 Down
Nov 9, 2024
Member of a Mexican Indian people who established a great empire that was overthrown by Cortés in the early 16th century · The Independent · 25 Down
Mar 5, 2024
Old person regularly sampling jazz at beach · The Independent · 23 Across
Nov 10, 2021
Early Mexican · Eugene Sheffer · 18 Across
Aug 11, 2020
Early Mexican · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Apr 16, 2020
Ancient Mexican · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across