Bit the dust
The crossword clue "Bit the dust" is answered by ATEIT, a 5-letter entry. Used 21 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ATEIT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATEIT answer page.
Used 21 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 11 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.
- CROAKED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ATEIT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ATEIT, most used first.
- Wiped out - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Face-planted - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Took the loss - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
- Absorbed the loss - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Failed spectacularly - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
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- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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