In the area
The crossword clue "In the area" is answered by ABOUT, a 5-letter entry. Used 26 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ABOUT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABOUT answer page.
Used 26 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ABOUT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABOUT, most used first.
- Approximately - used 126 times, most recently in 2026
- Concerning - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Circa - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- More or less - used 62 times, most recently in 2025
- Roughly - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Give or take - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Regarding - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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