Hit the road
The crossword clue "Hit the road" is answered by LEAVE, a 5-letter entry. Used 30 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LEAVE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEAVE answer page.
Used 30 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for LEAVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEAVE, most used first.
- Depart - used 134 times, most recently in 2026
- Permission - used 61 times, most recently in 2025
- Head out - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Time off - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Go - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Bequeath - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Take off - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Go away - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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