"The way things are ..."
The crossword clue ""The way things are ..."" is answered by ASITIS, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
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ASITIS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASITIS answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- STATUSQUO (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ASITIS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ASITIS, most used first.
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- The way things stand now - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Currently - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- "Given the situation ..." - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- "... ___ in Heaven" - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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