Chews the fat
The crossword clue "Chews the fat" is answered by CHATS, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2020. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CHATS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CHATS answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2020. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for CHATS
Every other clue in this collection answered by CHATS, most used first.
- Shoots the breeze - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Casual conversations - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Casual talks - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Informal talks - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Confabs - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes small talk - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Powwows - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
- Talks - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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