Backup operation
The crossword clue "Backup operation" is answered by PLANB, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PLANB
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PLANB answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PLANB
Every other clue in this collection answered by PLANB, most used first.
- Backup strategy - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Fallback option - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Fallback strategy - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Secondary strategy - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Backup - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Backup procedure - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
- Backup option - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Alternative strategy - 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.
- Undercover operation - STING, used 17 times
- In operation. - GOING, used 7 times
- Police operation - STING, used 7 times
- Sphere of operation - AMBIT, used 6 times
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