Designs
The crossword clue "Designs" is answered by PLANS, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
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PLANS
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Used 14 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PLANS
Every other clue in this collection answered by PLANS, most used first.
- Blueprints - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Schemes - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Thinks ahead - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Makes preparations - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Architectural drawings - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Isn't rash - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Maps out - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Prepares for the future - 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.
- Dizzying designs - OPART, used 76 times
- Wall hanging with pictorial designs - ARRAS, used 6 times
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