Emulate Romeo and Juliet

The answer

ELOPE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELOPE answer page.

Used 15 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 7 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.

• MARRY (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ELOPE

Every other clue in this collection answered by ELOPE, most used first.

• Take the honey and run - used 71 times, most recently in 2024
• Run off to wed - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Wed on the run - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Wed in secret - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Wed in haste - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Skip the ceremony - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Marry in haste - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Abscond - used 33 times, most recently in 1997
• Run off - used 33 times, most recently in 2016
• Split to unite - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Wed secretly - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Marry secretly - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Take flight to unite - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Marry on the run - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
• Run away. - used 23 times, most recently in 2003
• Run off to marry - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Slip away. - used 22 times, most recently in 2004
• Bond on the run - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Run off together - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Skip the big wedding - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Flee to wed - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Avoid a big wedding - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Get married in secret - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Get married secretly - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Run off to get married - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Get hitched hastily - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Bolt together? - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• Bypass the altar - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Choose the window instead of the aisle? - used 10 times, most recently in 2010
• Get hitched in a hurry - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Get hitched quick - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Marry in a hurry - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Run off for romance - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Run away to marry - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Wed on the sly - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Become one on the run - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Go to Gretna Green - used 8 times, most recently in 2002
• Marry on the sly - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Skip a ceremony - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Split to be joined - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Split to get hitched - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• What running mates do? - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Run away to get married - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Run off to get hitched - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Wed on the fly - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Bolt to bond - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Eschew a big wedding - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Hitch on the run - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Run away to wed - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Run off and form a union - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Run off to the chapel - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Tie a quick knot? - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Wed on the wing - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Wed without fuss - used 6 times, most recently in 2016

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• Out-and-out - UTTER, used 117 times
• "Pomp and Circumstance" composer - ELGAR, used 99 times
• Flora and fauna - BIOTA, used 81 times
• Oohed and __ - AAHED, used 77 times

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