Speak off the cuff
The crossword clue "Speak off the cuff" is answered by ADLIB, a 5-letter entry. Used 38 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ADLIB
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADLIB answer page.
Used 38 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
- Off-the-cuff - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Extemporize - used 40 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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