Illegal payment
The crossword clue "Illegal payment" is answered by BRIBE, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BRIBE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BRIBE answer page.
Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 5 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.
- BRIBERY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BRIBE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BRIBE, most used first.
- Hush money - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Buy off - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Sop - used 7 times, most recently in 2000
- Illegal contribution - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Payola - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Under-the-table payment - used 6 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.
- Send payment - REMIT, used 79 times
- Send, as payment - REMIT, used 62 times
- Illegal firing? - ARSON, used 29 times
- Send in payment - REMIT, used 26 times
- Send in, as payment - REMIT, used 24 times
- Payment option - DEBIT, used 15 times
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