Off base?
The crossword clue "Off base?" is answered by AWOL, a 4-letter entry. Used 42 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AWOL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AWOL answer page.
Used 42 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 15 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.
- ONLEAVE (6 uses in xd)
- GONEAWOL (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for AWOL
Every other clue in this collection answered by AWOL, most used first.
- MP's quarry - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Way off base? - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- GI offense - used 38 times, most recently in 2019
- Mil. truant - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Military no-show - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- MPs' quarry - used 29 times, most recently in 2015
- Military no-show, for short - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Illegally off base - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Military acronym. - used 25 times, most recently in 2005
- M.P.'s quarry - used 23 times, most recently in 2015
- Missing - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Missing GI - used 22 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.
- Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
- Way off - AFAR, used 229 times
- Off in the distance - AFAR, used 130 times
- Ticked off - SORE, used 123 times
- Give off, as light - EMIT, used 122 times
- Poi base - TARO, used 122 times
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