Run away
The crossword clue "Run away" is answered by FLEE, a 4-letter entry. Used 124 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
FLEE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FLEE answer page.
Used 124 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ELOPE (23 uses in xd)
- BOLT (8 uses in xd)
- DECAMP (5 uses in xd)
- TURNTAIL (4 uses in xd)
- ESCAPE (3 uses in xd)
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
- Miles away - AFAR, used 210 times
- Pack away - STOW, used 171 times
- Run ___ (go wild) - AMOK, used 142 times
- Dry run - TEST, used 106 times
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