Husband boarding plane perhaps — he and two others?

The answer to “Husband boarding plane perhaps — he and two others?” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is THREE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 19, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 5-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Husband boarding plane perhaps — he and two others?” answer

THREE (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is THREE.

What does THREE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of THREE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Husband boarding plane perhaps — he and two others?” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 19, 2026 (most recent) → THREE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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