Runs for it
The crossword clue "Runs for it" is answered by FLEES, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2006. 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
FLEES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FLEES answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2006. 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 FLEES
Every other clue in this collection answered by FLEES, most used first.
- Runs away - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Skedaddles - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Hightails it - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Takes off - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Makes a run for it - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Goes on the lam - used 6 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.
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
- Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
- For the birds? - AVIAN, used 103 times
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