On the trail of
The crossword clue "On the trail of" is answered by AFTER, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
AFTER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AFTER answer page.
Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 8 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.
- INPURSUIT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AFTER
Every other clue in this collection answered by AFTER, most used first.
- Following - used 149 times, most recently in 2026
- In pursuit of - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Subsequently - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Pursuing - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Later on - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- In search of - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Chasing - used 27 times, most recently in 2023
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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