Moved slowly
The crossword clue "Moved slowly" is answered by CREPT, a 5-letter entry. Used 17 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CREPT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CREPT answer page.
Used 17 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 6 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.
- CRAWLED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CREPT
Every other clue in this collection answered by CREPT, most used first.
- Moved stealthily - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Snuck - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Inched - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- Inched along - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Moved furtively - used 7 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.
- Slowly, in music - LENTO, used 55 times
- Leaks slowly - SEEPS, used 37 times
- Destroy slowly - ERODE, used 32 times
- Slowly, on a score - LENTO, used 32 times
- Drink slowly - NURSE, used 27 times
- Moved sideways - EDGED, used 26 times
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