Skips over
The crossword clue "Skips over" is answered by ELIDES, a 6-letter entry. Used 20 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ELIDES
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELIDES answer page.
Used 20 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 11 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.
- GLOSSES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ELIDES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ELIDES, most used first.
- Slurs over - used 21 times, most recently in 2015
- Leaves out. - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
- Omits - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Passes over - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Ignores - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
- Skips over, as vowels - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Win over - ENDEAR, used 60 times
- Go over again - REHASH, used 49 times
- Made over - REDONE, used 47 times
- "My Cup Runneth Over" singer - EDAMES, used 36 times
- Change over time - EVOLVE, used 35 times
- Over there - YONDER, used 31 times
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