Gave the thumbs-up
The crossword clue "Gave the thumbs-up" is answered by OKED, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2016. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OKED
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OKED answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2016. It appears in 6 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.
- SAIDYES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OKED
Every other clue in this collection answered by OKED, most used first.
- Approved - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Signed off on - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Gave the green light - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Sanctioned - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Gave the go-ahead - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Approved of - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Gave the nod to - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Gave a thumbs-up - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Green-lighted - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Green-lit - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Let pass - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Rubber-stamped - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Approved, for short - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Gave the green light to - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Said yes to - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Gave the go-ahead to - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Gave the nod - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Gave approval to - used 6 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 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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