Absent
The crossword clue "Absent" is answered by AWAY, a 4-letter entry. Used 31 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AWAY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AWAY answer page.
Used 31 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 13 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.
- DEVOID (5 uses in xd)
- NOTHERE (4 uses in xd)
- MISSING (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for AWAY
Every other clue in this collection answered by AWAY, most used first.
- Not at home - used 136 times, most recently in 2026
- Out of town - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
- On vacation - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- On the road - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- Vacationing - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Not home - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- "__ in a Manger" - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Out of the office - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Traveling - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Gone - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
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