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Crossword answer

SOLE

4 letters · Used for 69 different clues · 170 appearances · Last seen LA Times, August 24, 2026
Letter pattern
SOLE
Starts with S, ends with E · 4 letters
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Clues that lead to SOLE

Most recent first
ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Only – fish (4)4The GuardianAug 24, 2026 One and only4LA TimesAug 24, 2026 ___ Survivor, title for each winner of "Survivor"4NYT MiniAug 15, 2026 Only4USA Today Quick CrossAug 10, 2026 Bottom of a shoe4NYT MiniJul 26, 2026 Single4USA Today Quick CrossJul 3, 2026 Shoe's underside4Daily ThemedJun 27, 2026 Boot's bottom4Daily ThemedJun 7, 2026 Flatfish4The IndependentMay 28, 2026 ___ heir (only inheritor)4Daily ThemedMay 19, 2026 Part of a shoe that gets worn down4NYT MidiMay 18, 2026 The only one4Puzzle PageMay 2, 2026 Footprint maker4Daily ThemedApr 8, 2026 "Filet" fish4NewsdayApr 7, 2026 Only to lose badly4Evening StandardMar 23, 2026 Sneaker bottom4NewsdayJan 25, 2026 It's just under a foot4New York TimesJan 25, 2026 ___ heir (only successor)4Daily ThemedJan 18, 2026 Bottom of the shoe4Daily ThemedJan 8, 2026 Arch locale4NewsdayDec 25, 2025 Shoe part that hits the road4Daily ThemedDec 22, 2025 Foot part4Evening StandardDec 13, 2025 Shoe's bottom4New York TimesNov 17, 2025 Most of a sandal4NewsdayOct 26, 2025 Only some tale Zuckerberg's company censored4The IndependentOct 7, 2025 The only one afoot?4Evening StandardOct 2, 2025 Shoe bottom4Daily ThemedAug 9, 2025 Boot bottom4NewsdayAug 3, 2025 Bottom of the boot4Daily ThemedJul 3, 2025 Bottom part of a shoe4Daily ThemedJun 2, 2025 Base of a pump4New York TimesMay 17, 2025 Where a sandal meets a sidewalk4NewsdayApr 16, 2025 One fished out of the Solent?4Evening StandardApr 15, 2025 Shoe's part that touches the ground4Daily ThemedMar 25, 2025 Bottom of a boot4NewsdayMar 24, 2025 The one catch?4Evening StandardFeb 4, 2025 Heavy part of a platform shoe4New York TimesJan 12, 2025 Fish4Evening StandardDec 30, 2024 Exclusive work at last?4The IndependentJun 7, 2024 Only lose by blundering4Evening StandardMay 9, 2024 Only second shout of approval in Seville4The IndependentMay 8, 2024 It's flat on the bed, usually, near Dover4Evening StandardNov 27, 2023 In the restaurant, is it served without accompaniments?4Evening StandardNov 17, 2023 The only one caught?4Evening StandardNov 9, 2023 Underside of the foot4Daily ThemedNov 5, 2023 Fish that’s all but extinct?4Evening StandardOct 27, 2023 Only to lose out!4Evening StandardApr 26, 2023 ___ breadwinner (only)4Daily ThemedApr 7, 2023 Bottom of a sandal4Daily ThemedFeb 7, 2023 Food fish4Eugene ShefferJan 16, 2023 Shoe part that steps on stairs4Daily ThemedJan 10, 2023 Underside of a shoe4Daily ThemedNov 2, 2022 Only one of the denizens of the deep4Evening StandardOct 21, 2022 Ugg boot's bottom4Daily ThemedOct 10, 2022 ___ purpose (only reason)4Daily ThemedAug 18, 2022 ___ purpose (only one purpose)4Daily ThemedJul 23, 2022 Like some heirs or breadwinners4Daily ThemedMay 14, 2022 Fish that’s the last of its kind?4Evening StandardMar 18, 2022 Foot's bottom4Daily ThemedFeb 24, 2022 Boot base4Daily ThemedFeb 3, 2022 The only possibility is to lose4Evening StandardFeb 2, 2022 One flat on the bed?4Evening StandardJan 18, 2022 ___ purpose (primary)4Daily ThemedDec 30, 2021 Something afoot at the fishmonger's?4Evening StandardDec 23, 2021 Like some heirs or survivors4Daily ThemedOct 28, 2021 ___ purpose (primary purpose)4Daily ThemedSep 23, 2021 ___ purpose (main purpose)4Daily ThemedAug 22, 2021 A certain fishiness afoot?4Evening StandardJul 22, 2019 Lying on the bed is the insolent part!4Evening StandardJun 4, 2019

About SOLE in crosswords

SOLE is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 170 times in our database across 69 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “One and only” in the LA Times crossword on August 24, 2026.

Every appearance of SOLE (170)

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Aug 24, 2026
One and only · LA Times · Down
Aug 24, 2026
Only – fish (4) · The Guardian · 18 Down
Aug 15, 2026
___ Survivor, title for each winner of "Survivor" · NYT Mini · 10 Down
Aug 10, 2026
Only · USA Today Quick Cross · Down
Aug 8, 2026
Only · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jul 27, 2026
Only · NYT Midi · 14 Across
Jul 26, 2026
Bottom of a shoe · NYT Mini · 9 Across
Jul 3, 2026
Single · USA Today Quick Cross · Across
Jun 27, 2026
Shoe's underside · Daily Themed · 33 Down
Jun 24, 2026
Only · Daily Express · 12 Across
Jun 10, 2026
Only · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jun 7, 2026
Boot's bottom · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Jun 1, 2026
Only · Wall Street Journal · 37 Down
May 28, 2026
Flatfish · The Independent · 21 Across
May 24, 2026
Only · Daily Express · 13 Across
May 19, 2026
___ heir (only inheritor) · Daily Themed · 59 Across
May 18, 2026
Part of a shoe that gets worn down · NYT Midi · 8 Down
May 18, 2026
Bottom of a shoe · Newsday · Across
May 2, 2026
The only one · Puzzle Page · 5 Down
Apr 8, 2026
Footprint maker · Daily Themed · 41 Down
Apr 7, 2026
"Filet" fish · Newsday · Down
Mar 23, 2026
Only to lose badly · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Mar 16, 2026
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Down
Feb 28, 2026
Bottom of a shoe · NYT Midi · 14 Across
Feb 16, 2026
Only · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Feb 11, 2026
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Feb 6, 2026
Only · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Jan 25, 2026
Sneaker bottom · Newsday · Down
Jan 25, 2026
It's just under a foot · New York Times · 97 Across
Jan 23, 2026
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Down
Jan 18, 2026
___ heir (only successor) · Daily Themed · 55 Across
Jan 8, 2026
Bottom of the shoe · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Dec 25, 2025
Arch locale · Newsday · Down
Dec 22, 2025
Shoe part that hits the road · Daily Themed · 30 Across
Dec 18, 2025
Only · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Dec 13, 2025
Foot part · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Dec 3, 2025
Bottom of a shoe · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Nov 20, 2025
Only · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Nov 20, 2025
Flatfish · The Independent · 21 Down
Nov 17, 2025
Shoe's bottom · New York Times · 58 Across
Nov 10, 2025
Foot part · The Independent · 9 Across
Nov 2, 2025
Only · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Nov 2, 2025
Boot's bottom · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Oct 26, 2025
Most of a sandal · Newsday · Down
Oct 11, 2025
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Oct 7, 2025
Only some tale Zuckerberg's company censored · The Independent · 20 Down
Oct 2, 2025
The only one afoot? · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Sep 16, 2025
Bottom of a shoe · Newsday · Across
Aug 9, 2025
Shoe bottom · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Aug 3, 2025
Boot bottom · Newsday · Down
Jul 3, 2025
Bottom of the boot · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Jun 2, 2025
Bottom part of a shoe · Daily Themed · 11 Across
May 17, 2025
Base of a pump · New York Times · 56 Down
May 5, 2025
Shoe bottom · Daily Themed · 50 Across
Apr 16, 2025
Where a sandal meets a sidewalk · Newsday · Across
Apr 15, 2025
One fished out of the Solent? · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Mar 25, 2025
Shoe's part that touches the ground · Daily Themed · 22 Across
Mar 24, 2025
Bottom of a boot · Newsday · Across
Mar 20, 2025
Shoe bottom · Daily Themed · 40 Down
Feb 11, 2025
Shoe bottom · Daily Themed · 55 Across
Feb 4, 2025
The one catch? · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Feb 4, 2025
Boot bottom · Newsday · Across
Jan 30, 2025
Only to lose badly · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jan 29, 2025
Only · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Jan 12, 2025
Heavy part of a platform shoe · New York Times · 83 Down
Jan 8, 2025
Only · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jan 7, 2025
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Dec 30, 2024
Fish · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Aug 15, 2024
Foot part · The Independent · 20 Down
Jul 20, 2024
Flatfish · The Independent · 22 Across
Jul 1, 2024
Foot part · The Independent · 1 Across
Jun 18, 2024
Only · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Jun 7, 2024
Exclusive work at last? · The Independent · 23 Down
May 9, 2024
Only lose by blundering · Evening Standard · 26 Down
May 8, 2024
Only second shout of approval in Seville · The Independent · 20 Across
May 5, 2024
Shoe bottom · Daily Themed · 21 Across
Apr 23, 2024
Foot part · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Apr 22, 2024
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Mar 16, 2024
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
Mar 14, 2024
Shoe bottom · Daily Themed · 31 Down
Jan 10, 2024
Foot part · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Dec 26, 2023
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Down
Dec 22, 2023
Fish · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Nov 27, 2023
It's flat on the bed, usually, near Dover · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Nov 17, 2023
In the restaurant, is it served without accompaniments? · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Nov 14, 2023
Only · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Nov 9, 2023
The only one caught? · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Nov 5, 2023
Underside of the foot · Daily Themed · 36 Down
Oct 27, 2023
Fish that’s all but extinct? · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Sep 19, 2023
The only one caught? · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Sep 16, 2023
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Aug 24, 2023
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down
Aug 16, 2023
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Aug 13, 2023
Shoe bottom · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Aug 7, 2023
Only · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jul 27, 2023
Only · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Jul 18, 2023
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Jul 12, 2023
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Across
Jul 10, 2023
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Jun 9, 2023
Foot part · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jun 1, 2023
Bottom of the shoe · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Apr 26, 2023
Only to lose out! · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Apr 7, 2023
___ breadwinner (only) · Daily Themed · 29 Down
Feb 28, 2023
The only one afoot? · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Feb 15, 2023
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 12 Across
Feb 13, 2023
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 59 Across
Feb 7, 2023
Bottom of a sandal · Daily Themed · 11 Down
Jan 31, 2023
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down
Jan 30, 2023
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Down
Jan 26, 2023
Only · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Jan 16, 2023
Food fish · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Jan 10, 2023
Shoe part that steps on stairs · Daily Themed · 26 Down
Dec 29, 2022
One fished out of the Solent? · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Nov 29, 2022
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Nov 2, 2022
Underside of a shoe · Daily Themed · 10 Down
Oct 21, 2022
Only one of the denizens of the deep · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Oct 12, 2022
Only · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Oct 10, 2022
Ugg boot's bottom · Daily Themed · 51 Down
Sep 17, 2022
Shoe's underside · Daily Themed · 40 Down
Sep 9, 2022
Shoe bottom · Daily Themed · 3 Down
Aug 18, 2022
___ purpose (only reason) · Daily Themed · 26 Across
Jul 23, 2022
___ purpose (only one purpose) · Daily Themed · 55 Across
Jul 21, 2022
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Jul 10, 2022
Shoe's bottom · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Jul 2, 2022
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
May 30, 2022
Only · Evening Standard · 34 Down
May 14, 2022
Like some heirs or breadwinners · Daily Themed · 40 Down
May 8, 2022
Boot's bottom · Daily Themed · 45 Down
Mar 18, 2022
Fish that’s the last of its kind? · Evening Standard · 39 Down
Feb 24, 2022
Foot's bottom · Daily Themed · 9 Down
Feb 3, 2022
Boot base · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Feb 3, 2022
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Feb 2, 2022
The only possibility is to lose · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Jan 18, 2022
One flat on the bed? · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jan 14, 2022
Only · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jan 6, 2022
Only · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Dec 30, 2021
___ purpose (primary) · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Dec 23, 2021
Something afoot at the fishmonger's? · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Oct 28, 2021
Like some heirs or survivors · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Sep 28, 2021
Shoe bottom · Daily Themed · 10 Down
Sep 23, 2021
___ purpose (primary purpose) · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Sep 8, 2021
Shoe bottom · Daily Themed · 3 Down
Aug 22, 2021
___ purpose (main purpose) · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Jul 8, 2021
Only · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jul 2, 2021
Shoe bottom · Daily Themed · 45 Down
Jun 29, 2021
Shoe bottom · Daily Themed · 2 Down
Jun 9, 2021
Only · Evening Standard · 4 Down
May 13, 2021
Only · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Apr 13, 2021
Only · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Dec 15, 2020
Only to lose badly · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Dec 9, 2020
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Sep 22, 2020
Only · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Down
Aug 11, 2020
Only · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Jul 28, 2020
Only · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Jun 25, 2020
Foot part · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Apr 30, 2020
Only · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Apr 6, 2020
Only · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Mar 23, 2020
The only one afoot? · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Mar 13, 2020
Foot part · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Jul 22, 2019
A certain fishiness afoot? · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jun 10, 2019
Only · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Jun 4, 2019
Lying on the bed is the insolent part! · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jan 10, 2019
One fished out of the Solent? · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Nov 30, 2018
In the restaurant, is it served without accompaniments? · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Nov 26, 2018
Only · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Nov 9, 2018
Fish that’s all but extinct? · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Nov 5, 2018
Only · Evening Standard · 4 Down
May 1, 2018
Only · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Mar 6, 2018
Only lose by blundering · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Feb 8, 2018
Foot part · Evening Standard · 27 Across