Authorizes
The crossword clue "Authorizes" is answered by OKS, a 3-letter entry. Used 35 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OKS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OKS answer page.
Used 35 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 16 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.
- ENTITLES (10 uses in xd)
- EMPOWERS (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for OKS
Every other clue in this collection answered by OKS, most used first.
- Approves - used 227 times, most recently in 2026
- Green-lights - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Signs off on - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Gives the go-ahead - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Gives the green light - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Approvals - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Rubber-stamps - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
- Sanctions - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Gives a thumbs-up - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Endorses - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Greenlights - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Gives the thumbs-up - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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- Choose - OPT, used 490 times
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