Prevents, legally
The crossword clue "Prevents, legally" is answered by ESTOPS, a 6-letter entry. Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ESTOPS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESTOPS answer page.
Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1954. 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.
- ENJOINS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ESTOPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ESTOPS, most used first.
- Bars legally - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Bars at the bar - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Bars - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Legally impedes - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Impedes legally - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Legally responsible - LIABLE, used 17 times
- Prevents - AVERTS, used 15 times
- Prevents - DETERS, used 10 times
- Prohibit legally - ENJOIN, used 7 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.