___ were (so to speak)
The crossword clue "___ were (so to speak)" is answered by ASIT, a 4-letter entry. Used 60 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus.
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Used 60 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ASIT
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- ___ were - used 79 times, most recently in 2022
- "Be that -- may ..." - used 59 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.
- Speak unclearly - SLUR, used 82 times
- "Even ___ speak" - ASWE, used 71 times
- Speak hoarsely - RASP, used 69 times
- Move, in Realtor-speak - RELO, used 62 times
- Speak indistinctly - SLUR, used 51 times
- "And Then There Were ___" - NONE, used 48 times
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