Crossword answer
SUM
3 letters · Used for 65 different clues · 186 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 20, 2026
Letter pattern
SUM
Clues that lead to SUM
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Arithmetical problem3The IndependentAug 20, 2026
Bottom line3Eugene ShefferAug 10, 2026
It all adds up to this3New York TimesAug 2, 2026
Total3Evening StandardJul 29, 2026
Bottom-line figure3Thomas JosephJul 28, 2026
Aggregate3Daily ExpressJul 28, 2026
Dim ___3USA TodayJul 26, 2026
The total, sounds like some3Everyday Puzzles DailyJul 18, 2026
Addition total3NewsdayMay 27, 2026
Some said it to be a problem3Evening StandardApr 26, 2026
Addition result3Daily ThemedApr 18, 2026
Total amount3Daily ThemedMar 15, 2026
Numeric total3NewsdayMar 1, 2026
An adding-up3Puzzle PageFeb 17, 2026
Total shambles under manager initially3The IndependentFeb 6, 2026
Lump ___ (complete amount)3Daily ThemedJan 15, 2026
To back us with a million takes money!3Evening StandardJan 14, 2026
Result of putting two and two together3New York TimesNov 24, 2025
Spreadsheet function3NewsdayNov 22, 2025
Add up, in a way3Daily ThemedOct 17, 2025
Question of putting two and two together?3Evening StandardOct 11, 2025
Receipt ender3Daily ThemedOct 4, 2025
Quantity (of money)3The IndependentAug 25, 2025
Column bottom of a kind3NewsdayAug 16, 2025
Problem a few people reported3The IndependentAug 5, 2025
As paid for arranging a piece of music?3Evening StandardJul 19, 2025
Bottom-line calculation3Daily ThemedJun 21, 2025
Dim ___ (Chinese dish)3Daily ThemedJun 17, 2025
Additional outcome3Evening StandardJun 16, 2025
Result of addition3Daily ThemedMay 21, 2025
Dim ___ (Chinese small dish)3Daily ThemedMay 17, 2025
Answer to an addition problem3Daily ThemedMay 7, 2025
Amount3Evening StandardApr 17, 2025
Math "answer"3Daily ThemedApr 10, 2025
"12" in 1 + 5 + 6 = 123Daily ThemedApr 4, 2025
Dim ___ (Chinese appetizer)3Daily ThemedAug 25, 2024
Add up3Daily ThemedJul 22, 2024
Dim ___ (steamy Chinese dish)3Daily ThemedJul 16, 2024
Final amount3Daily ThemedJun 2, 2024
Dim ___ (Cantonese dish)3Daily ThemedApr 30, 2024
Money? Back us with a thousand3Evening StandardJan 30, 2024
The lot, some said3Evening StandardJan 23, 2024
Ransom specification?3Daily ThemedJan 5, 2024
Dim ___ (steamed appetizer)3Daily ThemedNov 11, 2023
All the money?3Evening StandardOct 16, 2023
Less than the presumed total?3Evening StandardSep 19, 2023
___ up (describe in a nutshell)3Daily ThemedAug 18, 2023
"The whole is greater than the ___ of its parts"3Daily ThemedJul 12, 2023
Zero-___ game (economic term)3Daily ThemedMar 22, 2023
Addition calculation3Daily ThemedDec 29, 2022
Amount arranged for some asylum seekers?3Evening StandardDec 8, 2022
Amount of money3Daily ThemedNov 11, 2022
A judge can do it up3Evening StandardOct 24, 2022
The total amount, some said3Evening StandardOct 20, 2022
'Some', we hear, actually means the lot3Evening StandardJul 26, 2022
Assumed total?3Evening StandardJul 4, 2022
Dim ___ (steamed starter)3Daily ThemedJan 29, 2022
In total, a problem3Evening StandardJan 3, 2022
Dim ___ (dumpling)3Daily ThemedDec 30, 2021
Mathematical calculation3Daily ThemedOct 12, 2021
Total, in math3Daily ThemedAug 16, 2021
Tom Clancy's "The ___ of All Fears"3Daily ThemedAug 4, 2021
Dim ___ (steamed item on the menu)3Daily ThemedJul 1, 2021
The amount can upset us a lot3Evening StandardMar 3, 2020
Part of an amusing turn, that’s all3Evening StandardFeb 19, 2020
About SUM in crosswords
SUM is a 3-letter answer that has appeared 186 times in our database across 65 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Arithmetical problem” in the The Independent crossword on August 20, 2026.
Other 3-letter answers
GEMVery admirable person (3)
HANSci-fi pilot ___ Solo
NAGTalk the hind leg off a horse?
DNAType of test on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation": Abbr.
SEECall, as a poker bet
RIOBrazilian metropolis, informally
OREMetallic mineral
ALEBitter ___ (brew)
EARDrum location
IOUPromise of payment
SRI___ Lanka, island in the Indian Ocean
EURWhere Ger. is
MAI__ Tai cocktail
PIEPastry dish
Every appearance of SUM (186)
Click to expand · newest first
Aug 20, 2026
Arithmetical problem · The Independent · 21 Across
Aug 10, 2026
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Aug 2, 2026
It all adds up to this · New York Times · 85 Down
Jul 29, 2026
Total · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jul 28, 2026
Aggregate · Daily Express · 3 Down
Jul 28, 2026
Bottom-line figure · Thomas Joseph · 24 Down
Jul 26, 2026
Dim ___ · USA Today · 40 Across
Jul 20, 2026
Total · Thomas Joseph · 31 Down
Jul 18, 2026
The total, sounds like some · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 18
Jun 4, 2026
Total · Wall Street Journal · 57 Down
May 29, 2026
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
May 27, 2026
Addition total · Newsday · Down
May 21, 2026
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down
May 18, 2026
Total · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Apr 29, 2026
Total · New York Times · 41 Down
Apr 26, 2026
Some said it to be a problem · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Apr 18, 2026
Addition result · Daily Themed · 57 Across
Mar 28, 2026
Total · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Mar 15, 2026
Total · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Mar 15, 2026
Total amount · Daily Themed · 32 Down
Mar 1, 2026
Numeric total · Newsday · Down
Feb 20, 2026
Total · Evening Standard · 39 Across
Feb 17, 2026
An adding-up · Puzzle Page · 8 Across
Feb 10, 2026
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
Feb 6, 2026
Total shambles under manager initially · The Independent · 19 Across
Feb 2, 2026
Total · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jan 15, 2026
Lump ___ (complete amount) · Daily Themed · 26 Down
Jan 14, 2026
To back us with a million takes money! · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jan 2, 2026
Total · The Independent · 25 Across
Dec 25, 2025
Total · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Dec 5, 2025
Aggregate · Newsday · Down
Nov 28, 2025
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down
Nov 24, 2025
Result of putting two and two together · New York Times · 47 Across
Nov 22, 2025
Addition result · Daily Themed · 4 Across
Nov 22, 2025
Spreadsheet function · Newsday · Down
Nov 20, 2025
Total · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Nov 16, 2025
Addition result · Newsday · Down
Nov 14, 2025
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Nov 13, 2025
Addition result · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Nov 12, 2025
Total · The Independent · 22 Across
Nov 2, 2025
Total · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Oct 17, 2025
Add up, in a way · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Oct 11, 2025
Question of putting two and two together? · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Oct 4, 2025
Receipt ender · Daily Themed · 52 Down
Sep 14, 2025
Total · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 25, 2025
Quantity (of money) · The Independent · 2 Down
Aug 16, 2025
Column bottom of a kind · Newsday · Across
Aug 14, 2025
Total · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Aug 5, 2025
Problem a few people reported · The Independent · 24 Down
Jul 19, 2025
As paid for arranging a piece of music? · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Jul 5, 2025
Total · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jun 29, 2025
Total · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Jun 21, 2025
Bottom-line calculation · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Jun 17, 2025
Dim ___ (Chinese dish) · Daily Themed · 34 Across
Jun 16, 2025
Additional outcome · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 21, 2025
Result of addition · Daily Themed · 33 Across
May 17, 2025
Dim ___ (Chinese small dish) · Daily Themed · 6 Down
May 7, 2025
Answer to an addition problem · Daily Themed · 36 Across
May 5, 2025
Total · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Apr 17, 2025
Amount · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Apr 10, 2025
Math "answer" · Daily Themed · 35 Down
Apr 4, 2025
"12" in 1 + 5 + 6 = 12 · Daily Themed · 35 Down
Feb 27, 2025
Total · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Feb 25, 2025
Total · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Feb 14, 2025
Total · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jan 30, 2025
Total · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jan 26, 2025
Bottom line · Newsday · Across
Jan 9, 2025
Addition result · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Jan 3, 2025
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 12 Across
Oct 30, 2024
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Down
Oct 14, 2024
Dim ___ (Chinese dish) · Daily Themed · 18 Across
Oct 9, 2024
Addition result · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Sep 16, 2024
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across
Aug 25, 2024
Dim ___ (Chinese appetizer) · Daily Themed · 36 Down
Aug 5, 2024
Addition result · Daily Themed · 4 Across
Jul 22, 2024
Add up · Daily Themed · 57 Across
Jul 16, 2024
Dim ___ (steamy Chinese dish) · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Jul 6, 2024
Addition result · Daily Themed · 11 Down
Jul 4, 2024
Total · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Jun 15, 2024
Addition result · Daily Themed · 23 Across
Jun 2, 2024
Final amount · Daily Themed · 9 Down
May 10, 2024
Dim ___ (Chinese appetizer) · Daily Themed · 9 Down
May 3, 2024
Total · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Apr 30, 2024
Dim ___ (Cantonese dish) · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Apr 19, 2024
Arithmetical problem · The Independent · 1 Across
Apr 15, 2024
Total · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Apr 10, 2024
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across
Mar 18, 2024
Total · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jan 30, 2024
Money? Back us with a thousand · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jan 23, 2024
The lot, some said · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jan 9, 2024
Total · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jan 5, 2024
Ransom specification? · Daily Themed · 22 Across
Nov 13, 2023
Total · Evening Standard · 37 Down
Nov 11, 2023
Dim ___ (steamed appetizer) · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Oct 31, 2023
Amount · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Oct 23, 2023
Total · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Oct 16, 2023
All the money? · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Sep 26, 2023
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down
Sep 19, 2023
Less than the presumed total? · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Aug 18, 2023
___ up (describe in a nutshell) · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Jul 24, 2023
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across
Jul 12, 2023
"The whole is greater than the ___ of its parts" · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Jun 26, 2023
Total · Evening Standard · 28 Down
May 9, 2023
Add up, in a way · Daily Themed · 32 Down
Apr 28, 2023
Dim ___ (Cantonese dish) · Daily Themed · 53 Down
Apr 24, 2023
Total · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Mar 22, 2023
Zero-___ game (economic term) · Daily Themed · 53 Across
Feb 23, 2023
Amount · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Feb 7, 2023
Addition result · Daily Themed · 3 Down
Jan 30, 2023
Total · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jan 9, 2023
Result of addition · Daily Themed · 45 Across
Dec 29, 2022
Addition calculation · Daily Themed · 18 Down
Dec 8, 2022
Amount arranged for some asylum seekers? · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Nov 11, 2022
Amount of money · Daily Themed · 44 Down
Nov 1, 2022
Dim ___ (Chinese dish) · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Nov 1, 2022
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down
Oct 26, 2022
Total · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Oct 24, 2022
A judge can do it up · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Oct 20, 2022
The total amount, some said · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Sep 1, 2022
Total · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Aug 30, 2022
Amount · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jul 26, 2022
'Some', we hear, actually means the lot · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jul 4, 2022
Assumed total? · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jun 23, 2022
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Across
Jun 9, 2022
Addition result · Daily Themed · 19 Down
Apr 19, 2022
Total · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Feb 28, 2022
Total · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Feb 9, 2022
Total · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jan 29, 2022
Dim ___ (steamed starter) · Daily Themed · 25 Across
Jan 3, 2022
In total, a problem · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Dec 30, 2021
Dim ___ (dumpling) · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Dec 27, 2021
"The whole is greater than the ___ of its parts" · Daily Themed · 43 Across
Dec 14, 2021
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 52 Across
Nov 5, 2021
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Across
Oct 12, 2021
Mathematical calculation · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Sep 27, 2021
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Across
Sep 14, 2021
Total · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Aug 29, 2021
Addition result · Daily Themed · 19 Down
Aug 16, 2021
Total, in math · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Aug 4, 2021
Tom Clancy's "The ___ of All Fears" · Daily Themed · 30 Across
Jul 1, 2021
Dim ___ (steamed item on the menu) · Daily Themed · 22 Across
Jun 24, 2021
Total · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jun 21, 2021
Lump ___ (complete amount) · Daily Themed · 26 Across
Jun 8, 2021
Amount of money · Daily Themed · 38 Across
May 29, 2021
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down
Apr 30, 2021
Total · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Feb 3, 2021
Some said it to be a problem · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Dec 22, 2020
Total · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Dec 16, 2020
Total · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Dec 2, 2020
Total · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Nov 17, 2020
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 52 Across
Oct 1, 2020
Total · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Sep 7, 2020
Total · Evening Standard · 39 Across
Aug 31, 2020
To back us with a million takes money! · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jul 20, 2020
Total · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jul 2, 2020
Total · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Jun 9, 2020
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Jun 2, 2020
Total · Evening Standard · 24 Across
May 26, 2020
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Down
Apr 29, 2020
Total · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Apr 20, 2020
Total · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Apr 6, 2020
Question of putting two and two together? · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Mar 21, 2020
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across
Mar 18, 2020
Bottom line · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Across
Mar 3, 2020
The amount can upset us a lot · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Feb 19, 2020
Part of an amusing turn, that’s all · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Feb 4, 2020
Total · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Dec 16, 2019
Total · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Oct 17, 2019
Total · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Sep 12, 2019
Total · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Aug 29, 2019
Total · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Jun 24, 2019
Total · Evening Standard · 18 Down
May 9, 2019
As paid for arranging a piece of music? · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Apr 30, 2019
Total · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Apr 22, 2019
Total · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Apr 2, 2019
Total · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Mar 14, 2019
Additional outcome · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jan 31, 2019
Amount · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Jan 17, 2019
Total · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Dec 21, 2018
Total · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Dec 12, 2018
Total · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Nov 27, 2018
Total · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Nov 13, 2018
Total · Evening Standard · 15 Across
May 17, 2018
Total · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Mar 27, 2018
Total · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Feb 19, 2018
Total · Evening Standard · 16 Across