Takes off
The crossword clue "Takes off" is answered by LEAVES, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2000. 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
LEAVES
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEAVES answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; 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.
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Other clues for LEAVES
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEAVES, most used first.
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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.
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- Wards off - AVERTS, used 46 times
- Takes the helm - STEERS, used 43 times
- Off course - ERRANT, used 41 times
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