Run smoothly
The crossword clue "Run smoothly" is answered by PURR, a 4-letter entry. Used 32 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PURR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PURR answer page.
Used 32 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 11 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.
- FLOW (10 uses in xd)
Other clues for PURR
Every other clue in this collection answered by PURR, most used first.
- Contented sound - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Sound of contentment - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
- Contented cat's sound - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Engine sound - used 29 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.
- Run ___ (go wild) - AMOK, used 142 times
- Run away - FLEE, used 124 times
- Dry run - TEST, used 106 times
- One way to run - AMOK, used 102 times
- Run in neutral - IDLE, used 70 times
- Wild way to run - AMOK, used 66 times
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