Crossword answer

RANDO

5 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 13 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, October 11, 2026

Letter pattern

RANDO

Starts with R, ends with O · 5 letters

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Clues that lead to RANDO

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ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen

Defined by Oxford as ‘a person one does not know’, esp. if odd or suspicious (5)5The GuardianOct 11, 2026 Total stranger5LA TimesSep 2, 2026 Arbitrary stranger, in slang5Thomas JosephJun 10, 2026 Latter-day stranger5NewsdayMay 24, 2026 50-Across type5NewsdayApr 18, 2026 Stranger, informally5New York TimesMar 1, 2026 Suspicious stranger, currently5NewsdayFeb 28, 2026 Total stranger, in slang5New York TimesJan 10, 2026 Interloper whom no one seems to know, informally5New York TimesDec 27, 2025 No-name5New York TimesJul 8, 2025 Stranger, slangily5Eugene ShefferSep 13, 2024

About RANDO in crosswords

RANDO is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 13 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Defined by Oxford as ‘a person one does not know’, esp. if odd or suspicious (5)” in the The Guardian crossword on October 11, 2026.

Other 5-letter answers

BAGELCommon bread for a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich GILDSNeedlessly adorns, in an idiom SYNODChurch council GRANDSplendid ONIONVegetable DRAPEHang ONEONStatus after a leadoff walk PIANOInstrument DANDYFop shouted and yelled, somewhat (5) TAINTTarnish tat in Barking (5) FANGSPart of a Dracula outfit ERODEWear away MACAWKind of parrot JIBESScornful comments

Every appearance of RANDO (13)

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Oct 11, 2026

Defined by Oxford as ‘a person one does not know’, esp. if odd or suspicious (5) · The Guardian · 4 Across

Sep 2, 2026

Total stranger · LA Times · Down

Aug 23, 2026

Total stranger · USA Today · 36 Down

Jul 13, 2026

Total stranger · Wall Street Journal · 6 Down

Jun 10, 2026

Arbitrary stranger, in slang · Thomas Joseph · 38 Across

May 24, 2026

Latter-day stranger · Newsday · Across

Apr 18, 2026

50-Across type · Newsday · Across

Mar 1, 2026

Stranger, informally · New York Times · 15 Down

Feb 28, 2026

Suspicious stranger, currently · Newsday · Down

Jan 10, 2026

Total stranger, in slang · New York Times · 36 Across

Dec 27, 2025

Interloper whom no one seems to know, informally · New York Times · 9 Across

Jul 8, 2025

No-name · New York Times · 20 Down

Sep 13, 2024

Stranger, slangily · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Across