Ties

The answer

LACES

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

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 4 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.

• EVENS (16 uses in xd)
• DRAWS (12 uses in xd)
• ASCOTS (9 uses in xd)
• INS (9 uses in xd)
• BINDS (6 uses in xd)

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 features - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• 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
• 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.

• "Family Ties" mom - ELYSE, used 56 times
• "Family Ties" mother - ELYSE, used 25 times
• Some bow ties - PASTA, used 18 times
• Ties - EVENS, used 16 times
• Ties - DRAWS, used 12 times
• Ties up - EVENS, used 12 times

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