Within the law
The crossword clue "Within the law" is answered by LICIT, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LICIT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LICIT answer page.
Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 8 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.
- LEGALLY (3 uses in xd)
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
- Permitted - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Allowed - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Legal - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- On the up and up - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Permitted by law - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Allowable - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
- Allowed by law - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Sanctioned - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- Legitimate - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Aboveboard - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Authorized - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Kosher - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Not forbidden - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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
- Make into law - ENACT, used 206 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
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