Takes off
The crossword clue "Takes off" is answered by GOES, a 4-letter entry. Used 44 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GOES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GOES answer page.
Used 44 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 9 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.
- LAMS (12 uses in xd)
Other clues for GOES
Every other clue in this collection answered by GOES, most used first.
- Departs - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
- Leaves - used 75 times, most recently in 2025
- "Here ___ nothing!" - used 27 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.
- Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
- Way off - AFAR, used 229 times
- Takes advantage of - USES, used 193 times
- Takes to court - SUES, used 182 times
- Off in the distance - AFAR, used 130 times
- Ticked off - SORE, used 123 times
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