They're out of this world

The answer

ALIENS

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALIENS answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1995. 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.

• ETS (3 uses in xd)
• MARTIANS (2 uses in xd)
• UFOS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ALIENS

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

• Outlanders - used 18 times, most recently in 2013
• Extraterrestrials - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• UFO crew - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Foreigners - used 15 times, most recently in 2018
• 1986 sci-fi sequel - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Little green men - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Visitors from afar - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Green-card holders - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Strangers. - used 7 times, most recently in 1984
• UFO pilots - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Martians and such - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Mork and Alf - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Sci-fi beings - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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• Way out - EGRESS, used 115 times
• Draw out - ELICIT, used 101 times
• Out of bed - ARISEN, used 80 times
• Bring out - ELICIT, used 63 times
• Cancel out - NEGATE, used 61 times

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