Run away.
The crossword clue "Run away." is answered by ELOPE, a 5-letter entry. Used 23 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2003; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ELOPE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELOPE answer page.
Used 23 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2003; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 4 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.
- DECAMP (5 uses in xd)
- TURNTAIL (4 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 off to marry - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Slip away. - used 22 times, most recently in 2004
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.
- Wear away - ERODE, used 660 times
- Run-down - SEEDY, used 178 times
- Eat away - ERODE, used 162 times
- Eat away at - ERODE, used 122 times
- Turn away - AVERT, used 104 times
- Stay away from - AVOID, used 91 times
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