Permitted by law
The crossword clue "Permitted by law" is answered by LICIT, a 5-letter entry. Used 27 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LICIT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LICIT answer page.
Used 27 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for LICIT
Every other clue in this collection answered by LICIT, most used first.
- Lawful - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
- Permissible - used 49 times, most recently in 2025
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