Off-the-cuff
The crossword clue "Off-the-cuff" is answered by ADLIB, a 5-letter entry. Used 42 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ADLIB
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADLIB answer page.
Used 42 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 13 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.
- EXTEMPORE (3 uses in xd)
- CASUAL (2 uses in xd)
- IMPROMPTU (2 uses in xd)
- IMPROVISED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ADLIB
Every other clue in this collection answered by ADLIB, most used first.
- Wing it - used 102 times, most recently in 2025
- Improvise - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
- Go off script - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Extemporize - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Speak off the cuff - 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
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Gives off - EMITS, used 178 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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