Embargo
The crossword clue "Embargo" is answered by BAN, a 3-letter entry. Used 40 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BAN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BAN answer page.
Used 40 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by BAN, most used first.
- Prohibit - used 331 times, most recently in 2026
- Outlaw - used 176 times, most recently in 2026
- Forbid - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Make illegal - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
- Proscribe - used 33 times, most recently in 2022
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