Taken ___ (surprised)
The crossword clue "Taken ___ (surprised)" is answered by ABACK, a 5-letter entry. Used 62 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ABACK
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABACK answer page.
Used 62 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- UNAWARES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ABACK
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABACK, most used first.
- One way to be taken - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
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