Takes in or lets out
The crossword clue "Takes in or lets out" is answered by ALTERS, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ALTERS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALTERS answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ALTERS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALTERS, most used first.
- Changes - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Modifies - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes changes to - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Takes in, say - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Tweaks - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Does some tailoring - used 6 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.
- Come out - EMERGE, used 130 times
- Way out - EGRESS, used 115 times
- Takes care of - SEESTO, used 113 times
- Draw out - ELICIT, used 101 times
- Out of bed - ARISEN, used 80 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
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