They're on the books
The crossword clue "They're on the books" is answered by LAWS, a 4-letter entry. Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LAWS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAWS answer page.
Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2000. 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
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- ISBNS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LAWS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAWS, most used first.
- Statutes - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Congressional output - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Regulations - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Rules - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- What police enforce - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Congress creations - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Criminals break them - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Legislative output - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Some are blue - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
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- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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