Prohibit
The crossword clue "Prohibit" is answered by BAN, a 3-letter entry. Used 331 times across 53 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 39 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
BAN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BAN answer page.
Used 331 times across 53 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 39 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- DEBAR (27 uses in xd)
- VETO (10 uses in xd)
Other clues for BAN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by BAN, most used first.
- Outlaw - used 176 times, most recently in 2026
- Make illegal - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
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