Crossword answer
LOYAL
5 letters · Used for 20 different clues · 72 appearances · Last seen USA Today, July 9, 2026
Letter pattern
LOYAL
Clues that lead to LOYAL
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Like a friend who always has your back5USA TodayJul 9, 2026
True-blue5Thomas JosephJul 6, 2026
Faithful5Daily ExpressJul 6, 2026
Unwaveringly true5LA TimesMay 10, 2026
Firmly attached with molten alloy5Evening StandardApr 28, 2026
Faithful, like an ally5Daily ThemedNov 26, 2025
True, that's funny about my grandma at the very end5The IndependentSep 25, 2025
True5Evening StandardJul 29, 2025
All wrong about some boys being faithful5Evening StandardJun 17, 2025
Devoted5NewsdayMar 21, 2025
Faithful like a dog5Daily ThemedNov 12, 2024
All upset about Oscar meeting a sticky end, it's true5Evening StandardSep 10, 2024
True, it's a molten alloy5Evening StandardJun 11, 2024
Trusty5Evening StandardOct 18, 2023
All upset about a blob at the close of play, it's true5Evening StandardApr 12, 2023
Unwaveringly dedicated5Daily ThemedJul 20, 2022
True transmutation of alloy5Evening StandardMay 16, 2022
All wrong about some boy being faithful5Evening StandardFeb 7, 2022
Mad about a Yankee, Lola is faithful5Evening StandardJul 1, 2019
It's true an alloy can be melted5Evening StandardJun 26, 2019
About LOYAL in crosswords
LOYAL is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 72 times in our database across 20 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Like a friend who always has your back” in the USA Today crossword on July 9, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
FREESAllows to go cold, pronouncedly!
STEERTake the wheel
BUFFY"___ the Vampire Slayer," horror TV series where Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the iconic lead character who gives the show its name
SITESWeb locations
SOFIACapital of Bulgaria (5)
KABULAsian capital
PLANTFactory
NERDSObsessive hobbyists
ICIERMore frosty
SHOVEPush
BEARDWhiskers
TEACHInstruct
ATARIAsteroids game developer
RABBITorah scholar
Every appearance of LOYAL (72)
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Jul 9, 2026
Like a friend who always has your back · USA Today · 44 Across
Jul 6, 2026
Faithful · Daily Express · 22 Across
Jul 6, 2026
True-blue · Thomas Joseph · 21 Down
May 10, 2026
Unwaveringly true · LA Times · Down
May 3, 2026
True-blue · Newsday · Down
Apr 28, 2026
Firmly attached with molten alloy · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Mar 15, 2026
Faithful · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Feb 15, 2026
Faithful · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jan 17, 2026
Faithful · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Nov 26, 2025
Faithful, like an ally · Daily Themed · 12 Down
Nov 23, 2025
Faithful · The Independent · 4 Down
Nov 11, 2025
Faithful · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Nov 3, 2025
Faithful · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Sep 25, 2025
True, that's funny about my grandma at the very end · The Independent · 23 Down
Jul 29, 2025
True · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jun 17, 2025
All wrong about some boys being faithful · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Mar 21, 2025
Devoted · Newsday · Down
Mar 18, 2025
Faithful · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Feb 20, 2025
True · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Jan 15, 2025
True · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Dec 16, 2024
True · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Nov 18, 2024
Faithful · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Nov 12, 2024
Faithful like a dog · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Sep 11, 2024
Faithful · Eugene Sheffer · 18 Across
Sep 10, 2024
All upset about Oscar meeting a sticky end, it's true · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jul 10, 2024
Faithful · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jun 11, 2024
True, it's a molten alloy · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Jun 5, 2024
Faithful · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Apr 15, 2024
Faithful · The Independent · 10 Across
Feb 10, 2024
Faithful · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Nov 29, 2023
True · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Nov 27, 2023
True · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Oct 31, 2023
All wrong about some boys being faithful · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Oct 18, 2023
Trusty · Evening Standard · 6 Down
May 23, 2023
Faithful · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Apr 12, 2023
All upset about a blob at the close of play, it's true · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Feb 28, 2023
Faithful · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Sep 27, 2022
Faithful · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jul 20, 2022
Unwaveringly dedicated · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Jun 28, 2022
Faithful · Evening Standard · 14 Down
May 16, 2022
True transmutation of alloy · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Feb 8, 2022
Faithful · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Feb 7, 2022
All wrong about some boy being faithful · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 15, 2021
Faithful · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Nov 8, 2021
True · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Oct 14, 2021
Faithful · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Aug 3, 2021
True · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Feb 8, 2021
Firmly attached with molten alloy · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Dec 2, 2020
Faithful · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Oct 21, 2020
Faithful · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Sep 24, 2020
Faithful · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Aug 26, 2020
Faithful · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Aug 26, 2020
Faithful · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
May 4, 2020
Faithful · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Apr 17, 2020
Faithful · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Dec 3, 2019
Faithful · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Nov 18, 2019
Faithful · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Oct 9, 2019
Faithful · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jul 23, 2019
Faithful · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Jul 1, 2019
Mad about a Yankee, Lola is faithful · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jun 26, 2019
It's true an alloy can be melted · Evening Standard · 21 Across
May 28, 2019
True · Evening Standard · 37 Across
May 27, 2019
Faithful · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Mar 18, 2019
All wrong about some boys being faithful · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Dec 18, 2018
True · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Nov 29, 2018
Faithful · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Nov 12, 2018
True · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Oct 23, 2018
True · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Aug 8, 2018
Faithful · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 20, 2018
All upset about Oscar meeting a sticky end, it's true · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Apr 10, 2018
Faithful · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Mar 26, 2018
True, it's a molten alloy · Evening Standard · 8 Across