Takes off
The crossword clue "Takes off" is answered by EXITS, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1999. 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
EXITS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EXITS answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1999. 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 EXITS
Every other clue in this collection answered by EXITS, most used first.
- Leaves - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Leaves the stage - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Ways out - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Off-ramps - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Departures - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Some doors - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
- Departs - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Goes out - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Turnpike turnoffs - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
- Ward off - AVERT, used 152 times
- Takes a break - RESTS, used 135 times
- Takes a breather - RESTS, used 132 times
- Takes five - RESTS, used 121 times
- Cut off - SEVER, used 104 times
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