Clear for takeoff?
The crossword clue "Clear for takeoff?" is answered by DEICE, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DEICE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEICE answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DEICE
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEICE, most used first.
- Unfreeze - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Thaw - used 13 times, most recently in 2014
- Free from frost - used 11 times, most recently in 2012
- Free of frost - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
- Prepare for winter takeoff - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Clear, as a windshield - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Clear, in a way - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
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.
- Steer clear of - AVOID, used 245 times
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
- Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
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