Sanctioned
The crossword clue "Sanctioned" is answered by OKD, a 3-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 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 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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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
- Gave the go-ahead - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Green-lighted - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- 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
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