Toe the line
The crossword clue "Toe the line" is answered by OBEY, a 4-letter entry. Used 116 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
OBEY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OBEY answer page.
Used 116 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 20 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- BEHAVE (2 uses in xd)
- OBEYTHERULES (1 uses in xd)
- ROPEWALK (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OBEY
Every other clue in this pilot answered by OBEY, most used first.
- Follow orders - used 215 times, most recently in 2026
- Do as you're told - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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