Takes out
The crossword clue "Takes out" is answered by DELETES, a 7-letter entry. Used 19 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DELETES
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DELETES answer page.
Used 19 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DELETES
Every other clue in this collection answered by DELETES, most used first.
- Strikes out - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Crosses out - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Expunges - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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.
- Left out - OMITTED, used 33 times
- Carry out - EXECUTE, used 30 times
- Takes into custody - ARRESTS, used 24 times
- Takes for granted - ASSUMES, used 22 times
- Pigged out - OVERATE, used 21 times
- Takes umbrage - RESENTS, used 20 times
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