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Crossword answer

PENPAL

6 letters · Used for 8 different clues · 11 appearances · Last seen The Independent, September 26, 2026
Letter pattern
PENPAL
Starts with P, ends with L · 6 letters
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Clues that lead to PENPAL

Most recent first
ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Writer attached to China as correspondent6The IndependentSep 26, 2026 Friend whom you may have written to over the summer ... or a punny way to describe the words at 17a, 22a, 35a, 1d, and 26d: 2 wds.6Daily ThemedAug 23, 2026 Wilbur, to Charlotte?6NYT MidiJul 11, 2026 Foreign correspondent?6Eugene ShefferMay 16, 2026 Snail mail buddy6NewsdayOct 29, 2025 Letter-writing friend6The IndependentSep 19, 2025 One giving friendly proof of literacy6Evening StandardJul 4, 2024 Distant friend6Evening StandardJul 24, 2020

About PENPAL in crosswords

PENPAL is a 6-letter answer that has appeared 11 times in our database across 8 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Writer attached to China as correspondent” in the The Independent crossword on September 26, 2026.

Every appearance of PENPAL (11)

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Sep 26, 2026
Writer attached to China as correspondent · The Independent · 10 Across
Aug 23, 2026
Friend whom you may have written to over the summer ... or a punny way to describe the words at 17a, 22a, 35a, 1d, and 26d: 2 wds. · Daily Themed · 42 Across
Jul 11, 2026
Wilbur, to Charlotte? · NYT Midi · 12 Across
May 16, 2026
Foreign correspondent? · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Across
Oct 29, 2025
Snail mail buddy · Newsday · Down
Sep 19, 2025
Letter-writing friend · The Independent · 13 Down
Aug 30, 2025
Foreign correspondent? · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Across
Jul 4, 2024
One giving friendly proof of literacy · Evening Standard · 1 Down
May 6, 2024
Letter-writing friend · The Independent · 1 Down
Jul 24, 2020
Distant friend · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Apr 18, 2018
One giving friendly proof of literacy · Evening Standard · 1 Down