Doesn't keep up
The crossword clue "Doesn't keep up" is answered by LAGS, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LAGS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAGS answer page.
Used 27 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 12 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.
- LAGSBEHIND (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LAGS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAGS, most used first.
- Falls behind - used 149 times, most recently in 2026
- Trails - used 30 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.
- Keep for later - SAVE, used 45 times
- Doesn't just sit there - ACTS, used 42 times
- Keep out of sight - HIDE, used 41 times
- Keep __ (persevere) - ATIT, used 39 times
- Keep __ (persist) - ATIT, used 37 times
- Keep away from - SHUN, used 30 times
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