To be safe
The crossword clue "To be safe" is answered by INCASE, a 6-letter entry. Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
INCASE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INCASE answer page.
Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 6 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.
- JUSTINCASE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for INCASE
Every other clue in this collection answered by INCASE, most used first.
- As a precaution - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- If - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Lest - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- "___ of fire, break glass" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Supposing that. - used 7 times, most recently in 1968
- As a backup - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- For safety's sake - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Should it happen that - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Safe - SECURE, used 21 times
- Safe and sound - SECURE, used 20 times
- Safe to consume - EDIBLE, used 18 times
- Safe haven - ASYLUM, used 12 times
- Safe and sound - UNHURT, used 11 times
- Safe havens - SANCTA, used 9 times
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