Proscribe
The crossword clue "Proscribe" is answered by BAN, a 3-letter entry. Used 33 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 12 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 33 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 12 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.
- FORBID (2 uses in xd)
- BANISH (1 uses in xd)
- DEBAR (1 uses in xd)
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
- Embargo - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
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- Bikini top - BRA, used 195 times
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