Gives as an example
The crossword clue "Gives as an example" is answered by CITES, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
CITES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CITES answer page.
Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for CITES
Every other clue in this collection answered by CITES, most used first.
- Refers to - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Quotes - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Mentions - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Makes reference to - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Credits as a source - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- References - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Uses as a reference - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Alludes to - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Names as a source - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Commends - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
- Tickets - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
- Gives a hoot - CARES, used 62 times
- Gives temporarily - LENDS, used 56 times
- Gives up - CEDES, used 52 times
- Gives the go-ahead - OKAYS, used 26 times
- Gives off, as light - EMITS, used 25 times
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