Stave (off)
The crossword clue "Stave (off)" is answered by FEND, a 4-letter entry. Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FEND
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FEND answer page.
Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for FEND
Every other clue in this collection answered by FEND, most used first.
- Ward (off) - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ off (repel) - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ for oneself - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Repel, with "off" - used 18 times, most recently in 2019
- Parry - used 17 times, most recently in 2006
- Manage - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- Deflect, with "off" - used 8 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.
- Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
- Way off - AFAR, used 229 times
- Off in the distance - AFAR, used 130 times
- Ticked off - SORE, used 123 times
- Give off, as light - EMIT, used 122 times
- Throw off - EMIT, used 112 times
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