Hits the hay
The crossword clue "Hits the hay" is answered by RETIRES, a 7-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1987. 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
RETIRES
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RETIRES answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1987. 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.
- SACKSOUT (2 uses in xd)
- TURNSIN (2 uses in xd)
- CRASHES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RETIRES
Every other clue in this collection answered by RETIRES, most used first.
- Stops working - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Calls it a career - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Turns in - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
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.
- On the line - ATSTAKE, used 61 times
- On the way - ENROUTE, used 59 times
- On the loose - ATLARGE, used 48 times
- To the extent that - ASFARAS, used 40 times
- Getty of "The Golden Girls" - ESTELLE, used 28 times
- "The Waste Land" poet - TSELIOT, used 27 times
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