Hang back
The crossword clue "Hang back" is answered by LAG, a 3-letter entry. Used 39 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LAG
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAG answer page.
Used 39 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 9 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.
- TARRY (4 uses in xd)
- HESITATE (3 uses in xd)
- LOITER (2 uses in xd)
- REMAIN (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for LAG
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAG, most used first.
- Fall behind - used 312 times, most recently in 2026
- Trail the pack - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Trail behind - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Fail to keep up - used 42 times, most recently in 2024
- Time delay - used 31 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.
- Back muscle, for short - LAT, used 189 times
- Flow back - EBB, used 130 times
- Back in time - AGO, used 102 times
- Back muscle, briefly - LAT, used 97 times
- Back at sea - AFT, used 50 times
- Back again - FRO, used 38 times
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