Breaks out
The crossword clue "Breaks out" is answered by ESCAPES, a 7-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ESCAPES
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESCAPES answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ESCAPES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ESCAPES, most used first.
- Gets away - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Houdini feats - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
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
- Breaks away - SECEDES, used 21 times
- Pigged out - OVERATE, used 21 times
- Turned inside out - EVERTED, used 20 times
- Helps out - ASSISTS, used 19 times
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