Crossword answer
TAD
3 letters · Used for 75 different clues · 242 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 18, 2026
Letter pattern
TAD
Clues that lead to TAD
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Smidgen3USA TodayAug 18, 2026
Small bit3Thomas JosephAug 15, 2026
Just a ___ (not very much)3Crosswords With FriendsAug 15, 2026
Tiny bit3Daily ThemedAug 7, 2026
Bit3Evening StandardJul 16, 2026
Teensy little bit3NYT MidiJul 15, 2026
Tiny little bit3Everyday Puzzles DailyJul 12, 2026
Wee bit3Daily ThemedJun 28, 2026
Teensy bit3USA TodayJun 23, 2026
Son of the president mentioned at 7d3Daily ThemedJun 15, 2026
Pinch3NewsdayJun 13, 2026
Thaddeus nickname3Everyday Puzzles MiniJun 8, 2026
"Just a ___" (slightly)3Daily ThemedJun 7, 2026
Sliver3NYT MidiApr 25, 2026
A little 'thank you' letter3Evening StandardApr 22, 2026
Itsy-bitsy amount3NYT MidiApr 8, 2026
Touch3New York TimesMar 8, 2026
Just a ___3New York TimesMar 6, 2026
Just a ___ (not much)3Daily ThemedFeb 27, 2026
It means very little in Portadown3Evening StandardFeb 23, 2026
___ Hamilton, rom-com title character3Daily ThemedFeb 17, 2026
Small amount3Evening StandardFeb 9, 2026
Just a little coat tail, nowadays3Evening StandardFeb 2, 2026
Skosh3New York TimesJan 28, 2026
Just a little bit (rhymes with "mad")3Daily ThemedJan 27, 2026
"___, the Lost Explorer" (2012 animated film)3Daily ThemedJan 21, 2026
Bit part in biscuit advert (3)3The SunJan 13, 2026
Small amount (3)3The SunJan 13, 2026
Tiny amount3New York TimesJan 11, 2026
Thomas Lincoln, familiarly3Daily ThemedNov 25, 2025
Trifle cheers date3The IndependentNov 15, 2025
Wee bit that rhymes with "bad"3Daily ThemedNov 9, 2025
Just a little short of up to date3Evening StandardNov 8, 2025
Just a ___ (wee bit)3Daily ThemedOct 9, 2025
Lincoln's little one3Daily ThemedAug 29, 2025
Teeny amount3Daily ThemedAug 18, 2025
Small piece3Evening StandardMay 25, 2025
Just a smidge3Daily ThemedMay 17, 2025
Trifling amount3Daily ThemedMar 26, 2025
It's only a little, but thanks a lot!3Evening StandardMar 24, 2025
Just a whisper3NewsdayMar 15, 2025
Thanks to a dunderhead, this means little3Evening StandardDec 30, 2024
Itty bit3Daily ThemedDec 24, 2024
___ bit (tiny amount)3Daily ThemedDec 17, 2024
Teeny tiny bit3Daily ThemedDec 10, 2024
Just a bit3Daily ThemedNov 15, 2024
"Just a ___" (little)3Daily ThemedOct 10, 2024
Just a smidgen3Daily ThemedJun 21, 2024
It means very little, but thanks a lot3Evening StandardJun 20, 2024
___ bit late (little bit)3Daily ThemedMar 28, 2024
Little bit3Daily ThemedMar 5, 2024
Just a little bit3Daily ThemedJan 20, 2024
Abe Lincoln's youngest3Daily ThemedDec 25, 2023
Itty-bitty bit3Daily ThemedDec 1, 2023
Just a touch of quiet admiration3Evening StandardOct 17, 2023
Prefix with "pole" to mean a frog baby3Daily ThemedOct 15, 2023
It means little, but thanks a lot!3Evening StandardSep 27, 2023
Just a little bit, say3Daily ThemedSep 24, 2023
Little thanks to a dunderhead!3Evening StandardAug 21, 2023
A bit3Evening StandardJun 15, 2023
___ Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln's youngest son)3Daily ThemedApr 19, 2023
___ bit late (little late)3Daily ThemedFeb 15, 2023
"You're a ___ bit late!" (little)3Daily ThemedDec 10, 2022
Teeny bit3Daily ThemedOct 30, 2022
Pinch or smidge3Daily ThemedAug 28, 2022
Tiniest bit3Daily ThemedJul 14, 2022
Thanks a lot for very little!3Evening StandardJun 27, 2022
Thanks a lot, but it's not very much!3Evening StandardMay 3, 2022
Little thanks, at the end of the road3Evening StandardMar 9, 2022
Just a little bit of updating?3Evening StandardJan 24, 2022
Tiny recipe amount3Daily ThemedJan 14, 2022
Just an iota3Daily ThemedDec 19, 2021
Thomas Lincoln's nickname3Daily ThemedSep 14, 2021
Just a ___ (very little)3Daily ThemedJul 13, 2021
Most data is wrong, just a little3Evening StandardMay 23, 2018
About TAD in crosswords
TAD is a 3-letter answer that has appeared 242 times in our database across 75 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Smidgen” in the USA Today crossword on August 18, 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 TAD (242)
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Aug 18, 2026
Smidgen · USA Today · 3 Down
Aug 15, 2026
Small bit · Thomas Joseph · 21 Down
Aug 15, 2026
Just a ___ (not very much) · Crosswords With Friends · 1
Aug 7, 2026
Tiny bit · Daily Themed · 25 Across
Aug 2, 2026
Smidgen · New York Times · 109 Down
Jul 16, 2026
Bit · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Jul 15, 2026
Teensy little bit · NYT Midi · 23 Across
Jul 12, 2026
Tiny little bit · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 1
Jun 28, 2026
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Jun 23, 2026
Teensy bit · USA Today · 47 Across
Jun 16, 2026
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Jun 15, 2026
Son of the president mentioned at 7d · Daily Themed · 54 Down
Jun 13, 2026
Pinch · Newsday · Across
Jun 8, 2026
Thaddeus nickname · Everyday Puzzles Mini · 5
Jun 7, 2026
"Just a ___" (slightly) · Daily Themed · 20 Down
Jun 7, 2026
Smidgen · Crosswords With Friends · 54
Jun 4, 2026
Tiny bit · LA Times · Down
Jun 2, 2026
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Across
May 29, 2026
Wee bit · Crosswords With Friends · 22
May 24, 2026
Teensy bit · Newsday · Across
May 16, 2026
Wee bit · Thomas Joseph · 21 Across
May 6, 2026
Bit · Evening Standard · 22 Down
May 4, 2026
Tiny bit · Daily Themed · 53 Across
Apr 25, 2026
Sliver · NYT Midi · 15 Across
Apr 22, 2026
A little 'thank you' letter · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Apr 8, 2026
Itsy-bitsy amount · NYT Midi · 29 Across
Apr 5, 2026
Bit · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Mar 26, 2026
Bit · New York Times · 62 Across
Mar 15, 2026
Bit · New York Times · 124 Down
Mar 10, 2026
Small bit · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Mar 8, 2026
Touch · New York Times · 3 Down
Mar 6, 2026
Just a ___ · New York Times · 5 Down
Feb 27, 2026
Just a ___ (not much) · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Feb 23, 2026
It means very little in Portadown · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Feb 17, 2026
___ Hamilton, rom-com title character · Daily Themed · 42 Across
Feb 9, 2026
Small amount · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Feb 2, 2026
Just a little coat tail, nowadays · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jan 28, 2026
Skosh · New York Times · 56 Down
Jan 27, 2026
Just a little bit (rhymes with "mad") · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Jan 21, 2026
"___, the Lost Explorer" (2012 animated film) · Daily Themed · 61 Across
Jan 20, 2026
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Across
Jan 17, 2026
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Down
Jan 13, 2026
Small amount (3) · The Sun · 15 Across
Jan 13, 2026
Bit part in biscuit advert (3) · The Sun · 15 Across
Jan 11, 2026
Tiny amount · New York Times · 61 Down
Jan 4, 2026
Tiny amount · Daily Themed · 34 Across
Dec 27, 2025
Skosh · Daily Themed · 18 Across
Nov 25, 2025
Thomas Lincoln, familiarly · Daily Themed · 30 Across
Nov 15, 2025
Trifle cheers date · The Independent · 3 Down
Nov 9, 2025
Wee bit that rhymes with "bad" · Daily Themed · 4 Across
Nov 8, 2025
Just a little short of up to date · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Oct 9, 2025
Just a ___ (wee bit) · Daily Themed · 1 Down
Sep 23, 2025
Just a wee bit · Daily Themed · 54 Down
Sep 18, 2025
Small amount · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Aug 29, 2025
Lincoln's little one · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Aug 27, 2025
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Across
Aug 18, 2025
Teeny amount · Daily Themed · 27 Down
Jul 30, 2025
"Just a ___" (wee bit) · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Jul 19, 2025
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Across
Jul 13, 2025
Small amount · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jul 7, 2025
Just a ___ (slightly) · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Jun 27, 2025
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Down
Jun 22, 2025
Wee bit · New York Times · 124 Across
Jun 17, 2025
Teeny amount · Daily Themed · 26 Down
Jun 12, 2025
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
Jun 10, 2025
Just a ___ (wee bit) · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Jun 1, 2025
Skosh · Daily Themed · 58 Across
May 25, 2025
Small piece · Evening Standard · 14 Across
May 20, 2025
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Across
May 17, 2025
Just a smidge · Daily Themed · 3 Down
Apr 2, 2025
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 58 Across
Apr 1, 2025
Smidgen · Daily Themed · 48 Across
Mar 26, 2025
Trifling amount · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Mar 24, 2025
It's only a little, but thanks a lot! · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Mar 16, 2025
Tiny bit · New York Times · 99 Down
Mar 15, 2025
Just a whisper · Newsday · Down
Mar 3, 2025
Just a ___ (wee bit) · Daily Themed · 3 Down
Mar 2, 2025
Smidgen · New York Times · 43 Across
Feb 20, 2025
Tiny bit · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Feb 7, 2025
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Down
Feb 3, 2025
Small piece · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jan 26, 2025
Bit · New York Times · 31 Down
Jan 20, 2025
Small piece · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jan 18, 2025
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 26 Across
Jan 12, 2025
Smidgen · Newsday · Down
Jan 6, 2025
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 10 Down
Dec 30, 2024
Thanks to a dunderhead, this means little · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Dec 28, 2024
Tiny little bit · Daily Themed · 47 Across
Dec 24, 2024
Itty bit · Daily Themed · 28 Across
Dec 17, 2024
___ bit (tiny amount) · Daily Themed · 27 Down
Dec 10, 2024
Teeny tiny bit · Daily Themed · 56 Across
Dec 9, 2024
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across
Nov 24, 2024
Tiny amount · Daily Themed · 27 Down
Nov 15, 2024
Just a bit · Daily Themed · 40 Across
Nov 1, 2024
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Down
Oct 12, 2024
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Across
Oct 10, 2024
"Just a ___" (little) · Daily Themed · 28 Across
Sep 24, 2024
Teensy bit · Daily Themed · 8 Across
Sep 17, 2024
Just a ___ (not much) · Daily Themed · 9 Down
Sep 8, 2024
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 21 Across
Aug 29, 2024
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Across
Aug 11, 2024
Teeny tiny bit · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Jul 29, 2024
Small amount · Daily Themed · 58 Across
Jul 23, 2024
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Down
Jul 13, 2024
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Jul 9, 2024
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Down
Jun 21, 2024
Just a smidgen · Daily Themed · 31 Across
Jun 20, 2024
It means very little, but thanks a lot · Evening Standard · 12 Down
May 31, 2024
Teeny amount · Daily Themed · 55 Down
May 5, 2024
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 49 Down
Apr 23, 2024
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 57 Across
Apr 14, 2024
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 27 Down
Apr 10, 2024
Small piece · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Mar 28, 2024
___ bit late (little bit) · Daily Themed · 21 Across
Mar 14, 2024
Small piece · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Mar 13, 2024
Just a smidgen · Daily Themed · 28 Down
Mar 5, 2024
Little bit · Daily Themed · 4 Across
Feb 8, 2024
Just a ___ (wee bit) · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Jan 31, 2024
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Down
Jan 20, 2024
Just a little bit · Daily Themed · 39 Across
Jan 10, 2024
Small piece · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jan 10, 2024
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 27 Down
Jan 6, 2024
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Jan 1, 2024
Teeny amount · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Dec 25, 2023
Abe Lincoln's youngest · Daily Themed · 51 Down
Dec 11, 2023
"Just a ___" (little bit) · Daily Themed · 26 Across
Dec 1, 2023
Itty-bitty bit · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Nov 18, 2023
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 33 Down
Nov 5, 2023
Little bit · Daily Themed · 34 Across
Oct 17, 2023
Just a touch of quiet admiration · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 15, 2023
Prefix with "pole" to mean a frog baby · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Sep 27, 2023
It means little, but thanks a lot! · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Sep 24, 2023
Just a little bit, say · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Sep 11, 2023
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Across
Sep 11, 2023
Just a little bit · Daily Themed · 54 Down
Sep 1, 2023
Just a ___ (little bit) · Daily Themed · 17 Down
Aug 21, 2023
Little thanks to a dunderhead! · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Aug 20, 2023
Little bit · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Aug 9, 2023
"Just a ___" (little bit) · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Aug 1, 2023
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Down
Jul 29, 2023
Just a bit · Daily Themed · 51 Down
Jul 20, 2023
Tiny amount · Daily Themed · 55 Down
Jul 12, 2023
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Jul 11, 2023
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Jul 5, 2023
Small piece · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jul 1, 2023
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 53 Down
Jun 24, 2023
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Across
Jun 15, 2023
A bit · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jun 14, 2023
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Down
May 30, 2023
Just a ___ (little bit) · Daily Themed · 25 Down
Apr 28, 2023
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Down
Apr 23, 2023
Just a smidgen · Daily Themed · 57 Across
Apr 19, 2023
___ Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln's youngest son) · Daily Themed · 31 Across
Apr 2, 2023
Little bit · Daily Themed · 55 Down
Feb 15, 2023
Small piece · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Feb 15, 2023
___ bit late (little late) · Daily Themed · 52 Across
Jan 11, 2023
Just a ___ (not much) · Daily Themed · 4 Across
Dec 19, 2022
"Just a ___" (wee bit) · Daily Themed · 48 Down
Dec 10, 2022
"You're a ___ bit late!" (little) · Daily Themed · 34 Down
Nov 24, 2022
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Across
Nov 15, 2022
Little bit · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Nov 14, 2022
Small piece · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Nov 11, 2022
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 52 Across
Oct 30, 2022
Teeny bit · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Oct 14, 2022
Small amount · Daily Themed · 58 Across
Sep 28, 2022
Small piece · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Sep 24, 2022
Small bit · Daily Themed · 32 Down
Aug 28, 2022
Pinch or smidge · Daily Themed · 47 Down
Aug 11, 2022
Teeny amount · Daily Themed · 34 Across
Jul 29, 2022
Little bit · Daily Themed · 29 Down
Jul 17, 2022
Little bit · Daily Themed · 55 Across
Jul 16, 2022
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Down
Jul 14, 2022
Tiniest bit · Daily Themed · 16 Down
Jul 6, 2022
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Jun 27, 2022
Thanks a lot for very little! · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jun 25, 2022
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Jun 22, 2022
Little bit · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Jun 6, 2022
Small piece · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jun 2, 2022
Just a ___ (wee bit) · Daily Themed · 7 Across
May 19, 2022
Small bit · Daily Themed · 26 Across
May 13, 2022
Just a little bit · Daily Themed · 46 Down
May 3, 2022
Thanks a lot, but it's not very much! · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Apr 25, 2022
Tiny bit · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Apr 22, 2022
Small amount · Daily Themed · 26 Down
Apr 13, 2022
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 8 Across
Mar 31, 2022
Bit · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Mar 24, 2022
Just a smidgen · Daily Themed · 27 Down
Mar 9, 2022
Little thanks, at the end of the road · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Feb 24, 2022
Tiny bit · Daily Themed · 27 Down
Feb 8, 2022
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Feb 3, 2022
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 19 Down
Jan 24, 2022
Just a little bit of updating? · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 18, 2022
Small piece · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jan 17, 2022
Teeny amount · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Jan 14, 2022
Tiny recipe amount · Daily Themed · 10 Down
Jan 9, 2022
Little bit · Daily Themed · 23 Across
Jan 1, 2022
Lincoln's little one · Daily Themed · 61 Across
Dec 29, 2021
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 27 Across
Dec 19, 2021
Just an iota · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Dec 17, 2021
Smidgen · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Across
Dec 12, 2021
Just a smidge · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Nov 7, 2021
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 14 Down
Oct 12, 2021
Small bit · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Oct 9, 2021
Little bit · Daily Themed · 50 Down
Oct 1, 2021
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
Sep 29, 2021
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Sep 14, 2021
Thomas Lincoln's nickname · Daily Themed · 58 Across
Aug 10, 2021
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Aug 2, 2021
Teeny amount · Daily Themed · 26 Across
Jul 13, 2021
Just a ___ (very little) · Daily Themed · 47 Across
Jul 2, 2021
Wee bit · Daily Themed · 20 Across
Jun 7, 2021
Bit · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Mar 11, 2021
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Across
Feb 18, 2021
Bit · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jan 28, 2021
A little 'thank you' letter · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 15, 2021
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
Jan 12, 2021
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
Jan 4, 2021
Bit · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Dec 28, 2020
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Nov 25, 2020
Small bit · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Nov 3, 2020
It means very little in Portadown · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Oct 28, 2020
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Down
Oct 13, 2020
Small amount · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Oct 10, 2020
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Oct 1, 2020
Just a little coat tail, nowadays · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Aug 20, 2020
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 18 Across
Jul 9, 2020
Wee bit · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Across
May 25, 2020
Just a little short of up to date · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Feb 12, 2020
Small amount · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Aug 27, 2019
Small piece · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jul 30, 2019
Small amount · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Apr 16, 2019
Small amount · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Apr 4, 2019
Small amount · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jan 30, 2019
Small piece · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Dec 19, 2018
It's only a little, but thanks a lot! · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Oct 24, 2018
Small piece · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Oct 10, 2018
Small piece · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Oct 3, 2018
Thanks to a dunderhead, this means little · Evening Standard · 28 Across
May 23, 2018
Most data is wrong, just a little · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Apr 4, 2018
It means very little, but thanks a lot · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jan 29, 2018
Small piece · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Jan 2, 2018
Small piece · Evening Standard · 15 Across