Fall behind
The crossword clue "Fall behind" is answered by LAG, a 3-letter entry. Used 312 times across 63 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 32 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
LAG
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAG answer page.
Used 312 times across 63 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 32 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- TRAIL (14 uses in xd)
- LOSETIME (5 uses in xd)
- STRAGGLE (4 uses in xd)
- LOSEGROUND (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for LAG
Every other clue in this pilot answered by LAG, most used first.
- Trail the pack - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
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