Cracks the books
The crossword clue "Cracks the books" is answered by READS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
READS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the READS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for READS
Every other clue in this collection answered by READS, most used first.
- Peruses - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Interprets - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Enjoys a book - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Goes through - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Studies. - used 13 times, most recently in 2002
- Enjoys a novel - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Has a novel experience? - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Uses a Kindle - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Curls up with a book - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Tries for a part - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Enjoys a magazine - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Pores over - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Renders aloud - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Scans - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
Related clues
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- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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