Oxford features

The answer

LACES

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LACES answer page.

Used 16 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for LACES

Every other clue in this collection answered by LACES, most used first.

• Shoestrings - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
• Oxford parts - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Sneakers' strings - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Spikes - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• Shoe fasteners - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Velcro alternative - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Loafers' lack - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Oxford ties - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Shoe ties - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Corset tighteners - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Ties - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Intertwines - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Sneaker features - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Sneaker strings - 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.

• Fork features - TINES, used 43 times
• Flag features - STARS, used 41 times
• Roof features - EAVES, used 21 times
• Giraffe features - SPOTS, used 16 times
• Leopard features - SPOTS, used 15 times
• Lion features - MANES, used 15 times

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