Took to the skies
The crossword clue "Took to the skies" is answered by FLEW, a 4-letter entry. Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
FLEW
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FLEW answer page.
Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 8 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.
- LIFTEDOFF (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for FLEW
Every other clue in this collection answered by FLEW, most used first.
- Took to the air - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Went by plane - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Soared - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Took wing - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Aviated - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Took off - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Took a plane - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Sped - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Zoomed - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Went by air - 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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