Drop off

The answer

NOD

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NOD answer page.

Used 26 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 11 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.

• DOZE (24 uses in xd)
• ABATE (19 uses in xd)
• WANE (18 uses in xd)
• SLEEP (14 uses in xd)
• NAP (9 uses in xd)

Other clues for NOD

Every other clue in this collection answered by NOD, most used first.

• Silent assent - used 163 times, most recently in 2026
• Affirmative action? - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
• Doze (off) - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Silent approval - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Auction signal - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Sign of approval - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Silent agreement - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Doze - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
• Agree silently - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Go-ahead - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Land east of Eden - used 24 times, most recently in 2012
• Auction action - used 23 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• Cut off - LOP, used 306 times
• Took a load off - SAT, used 198 times
• Take a load off - SIT, used 151 times
• Drop the ball - ERR, used 143 times
• Polished off - ATE, used 129 times
• "Shop ___ you drop" - TIL, used 123 times

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