Come about
The crossword clue "Come about" is answered by OCCUR, a 5-letter entry. Used 33 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OCCUR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OCCUR answer page.
Used 33 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1957. 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.
- EVENTUATE (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for OCCUR
Every other clue in this collection answered by OCCUR, most used first.
- Happen - used 148 times, most recently in 2026
- Take place - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
- Come to pass - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Transpire - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Up and about - ASTIR, used 274 times
- Come up - ARISE, used 246 times
- "Come in!" - ENTER, used 188 times
- Come after - ENSUE, used 147 times
- Come together - UNITE, used 119 times
- Come next - ENSUE, used 102 times
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