Does a double take
The crossword clue "Does a double take" is answered by REACTS, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
REACTS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the REACTS answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 4 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.
- REFILMS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for REACTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by REACTS, most used first.
- Responds - used 19 times, most recently in 2017
- Responds to a stimulus - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Gasps, say - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Responds to stimuli - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Changes chemically - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Flinches, say - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Gives feedback - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Does a double take, say - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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- Take offense at - RESENT, used 58 times
- "On the double!" - PRONTO, used 51 times
- Take a breath - INHALE, used 50 times
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