They may be cracked

The answer

SAFES

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SAFES answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 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.

• CODES (7 uses in xd)
• EGGS (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for SAFES

Every other clue in this collection answered by SAFES, most used first.

• Vaults - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Strongboxes - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• Bank vaults - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Bank fixtures - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Places for valuables - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Hotel amenities - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Targets for crackers - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Hotel conveniences - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Yeggs' targets - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• Bread boxes? - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Items with dials - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Vaults for valuables - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

Related clues

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• It may be bid - ADIEU, used 26 times
• May 8, 1945 - VEDAY, used 24 times
• Ann and May - CAPES, used 22 times
• How two hearts may beat - ASONE, used 20 times
• They have their pride - LIONS, used 20 times
• They smell - NOSES, used 20 times

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