Gads about
The crossword clue "Gads about" is answered by ROVES, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ROVES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROVES answer page.
Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 10 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.
- MEANDERS (1 uses in xd)
- TRAIPSES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ROVES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROVES, most used first.
- Wanders - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Wanders around - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Wanders about - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Rambles - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Up and about - ASTIR, used 274 times
- Scatter about - STREW, used 92 times
- Moving about - ASTIR, used 89 times
- About - CIRCA, used 73 times
- Be wild about - ADORE, used 48 times
- Bring about - CAUSE, used 43 times
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