Criticizes
The crossword clue "Criticizes" is answered by RAPS, a 4-letter entry. Used 28 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RAPS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RAPS answer page.
Used 28 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- SLAMS (17 uses in xd)
- KNOCKS (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for RAPS
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- Knocks - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
- Emulates Eminem - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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