Carries out
The crossword clue "Carries out" is answered by OBEYS, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OBEYS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OBEYS answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 4 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.
- EXECUTES (5 uses in xd)
- PERFORMS (2 uses in xd)
- ACHIEVES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OBEYS
Every other clue in this collection answered by OBEYS, most used first.
- Follows orders - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Does as told - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Toes the line - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Heeds - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Follows the rules - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Minds - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Follows - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Listens to - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Complies with - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Complies - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Does as one's told - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Conforms - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Falls in line - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Is compliant - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Does as directed - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Does as instructed - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Follows directions - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Is a good dog - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Wipe out - ERASE, used 244 times
- Rub out - ERASE, used 217 times
- Leaves out - OMITS, used 205 times
- Parcel out - ALLOT, used 177 times
- Draw out - EDUCE, used 168 times
- Growing out - ENATE, used 159 times
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