Thinks ahead
The crossword clue "Thinks ahead" is answered by PLANS, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PLANS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PLANS answer page.
Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
- Designs - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- 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.
- Ahead of time - EARLY, used 50 times
- Ahead of schedule - EARLY, used 43 times
- Gives the go-ahead - OKAYS, used 26 times
- "Go ahead, ask" - TRYME, used 24 times
- Barely ahead - UPONE, used 20 times
- Is ahead - LEADS, used 18 times
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