In operation.
The crossword clue "In operation." is answered by GOING, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2001; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GOING
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GOING answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2001; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 1 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.
- WORKING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for GOING
Every other clue in this collection answered by GOING, most used first.
- On the way out - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Auctioneer's word - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Auctioneer's warning - used 12 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.
- Undercover operation - STING, used 17 times
- Backup operation - PLANB, used 8 times
- Police operation - STING, used 7 times
- Sphere of operation - AMBIT, used 6 times
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