Makes reference to
The crossword clue "Makes reference to" is answered by CITES, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. 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
CITES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CITES answer page.
Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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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
- Gives as an example - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- 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.
- Makes level - EVENS, used 65 times
- "__ makes waste" - HASTE, used 51 times
- Makes simpler - EASES, used 48 times
- Makes less difficult - EASES, used 41 times
- Makes an effort - TRIES, used 35 times
- Makes - EARNS, used 28 times
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