Directed

The answer

AIMED

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AIMED answer page.

Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 7 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.

• LED (48 uses in xd)
• USEAS (47 uses in xd)
• BADE (17 uses in xd)
• STEERED (15 uses in xd)
• RAN (12 uses in xd)

Other clues for AIMED

Every other clue in this collection answered by AIMED, most used first.

• Intended - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Prepared to fire - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Pointed - used 29 times, most recently in 2022
• Pointed (at) - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Set one's sights - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Drew a bead on - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
• Intended (to) - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Readied the bow - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Targeted - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Aligned the cross hairs - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Prepared to shoot - used 6 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.

• "___ directed" - USEAS, used 47 times
• Best Picture Oscar nominee directed by Ava DuVernay - SELMA, used 9 times
• Harold who directed "Groundhog Day" - RAMIS, used 8 times
• Jordan who directed "Get Out" - PEELE, used 7 times
• Does as directed - OBEYS, used 6 times
• Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life" - CAPRA, used 6 times

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