Hang behind
The crossword clue "Hang behind" is answered by LAG, a 3-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. 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
LAG
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAG answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. 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.
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
- Fall back - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Trail - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
- Fail to keep up - used 42 times, most recently in 2024
- Delay - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Hang back - used 39 times, most recently in 2023
- Time delay - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Bring up the rear - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
- Jet ___ - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Dawdle - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Streaming delay - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Retardation. - used 11 times, most recently in 2005
- Straggle - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Fail to keep pace - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Internet connectivity annoyance - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Jet ___ (traveler's affliction) - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Move slowly. - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
- Drop back - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Drop behind - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Online gaming annoyance - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Streaming annoyance - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Get a little behind - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- Get behind - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Loiter - used 8 times, most recently in 1995
- Not keep up - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Be behind - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Dillydally - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Slip behind - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Closed-captioning problem - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Dilly dally - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
- Gamer's annoyance - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Jet effect - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Jet follower - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
- Tarry - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Be behind - OWE, used 56 times
- Drag behind - TOW, used 30 times
- One to hang with - PAL, used 25 times
- Get behind - OWE, used 21 times
- Wet behind the ears - RAW, used 20 times
- Hang loosely - SAG, used 19 times
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