Gave the go-ahead
The crossword clue "Gave the go-ahead" is answered by OKD, a 3-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1984. 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
OKD
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OKD answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1984. 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.
- ASSENTED (2 uses in xd)
- CLEARED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OKD
Every other clue in this collection answered by OKD, most used first.
- Approved - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Signed off on - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
- Green-lighted - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Sanctioned - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Rubber-stamped - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- Endorsed - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Green-lit - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Authorized - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Initialed - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
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 past - AGO, used 1,064 times
- In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
- Under the weather - ILL, used 536 times
- "___ the season ..." - TIS, used 398 times
- To the ___ degree - NTH, used 389 times
- In the manner of - ALA, used 367 times
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