Away for a while
The crossword clue "Away for a while" is answered by ONLEAVE, a 7-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ONLEAVE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ONLEAVE answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 3 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.
- ONHOLIDAY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ONLEAVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ONLEAVE, most used first.
- Away, in a way - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Taking a sabbatical - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Not working - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Enjoying a furlough - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Off base - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Off base with permission - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Do away with - ABOLISH, used 33 times
- Take for granted - PRESUME, used 27 times
- Word-for-word - LITERAL, used 27 times
- Take away - DETRACT, used 26 times
- Played for time - STALLED, used 24 times
- Take over for - RELIEVE, used 23 times
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