Golden or slide
The crossword clue "Golden or slide" is answered by RULE, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RULE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RULE answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for RULE
Every other clue in this collection answered by RULE, most used first.
- Regulation - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
- Hold sway - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
- Govern - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Reign - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Bylaw - used 32 times, most recently in 2023
- Occupy the throne - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ of thumb - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Hold power - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Reign over - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Precept - used 17 times, most recently in 2019
- Preside over - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Dominion - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Be in charge - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Control - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Dominate - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Law - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Wear the crown - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Criterion. - used 10 times, most recently in 1979
- Hold sway over - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- Be a monarch - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
- Golden ___ - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
- Make a call - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- Principle - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
- Run the show - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Sit on the throne - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
- Call the shots - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Straightedge - used 7 times, most recently in 1989
- Three strikes and you're out, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- Be awesome - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Decree - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Hold the throne - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Lay down the law - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
- Make a decision - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- "No shirt, no shoes, no service," e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Pass judgment - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Wield power - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Golden Rule word - UNTO, used 299 times
- Golden Rule preposition - UNTO, used 188 times
- Golden Fleece ship - ARGO, used 97 times
- Golden calf, e.g. - IDOL, used 60 times
- Golden ___ (senior) - AGER, used 44 times
- Golden State sch. - UCLA, used 43 times
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