Bled in the wash
The crossword clue "Bled in the wash" is answered by RAN, a 3-letter entry. Used 23 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
RAN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RAN answer page.
Used 23 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for RAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by RAN, most used first.
- Operated - used 202 times, most recently in 2026
- Sprinted - used 163 times, most recently in 2026
- Sought office - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- Campaigned - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
- Managed - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Scooted - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
- Took off - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Fled - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Hightailed it - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Sought a seat - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Galloped - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
- Skedaddled - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Competed in a marathon - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Dashed - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Was in charge of - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Bolted - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Jogged - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Bled - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
- Flowed - used 29 times, most recently in 2016
- Wasn't colorfast - used 28 times, most recently in 2022
- Published - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Was published - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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- In the manner of - ALA, used 367 times
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