Smooths, in a way
The crossword clue "Smooths, in a way" is answered by SANDS, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SANDS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SANDS answer page.
Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- PLANES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SANDS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SANDS, most used first.
- Smooths, as wood - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- In any way - ATALL, used 185 times
- Way to go - ROUTE, used 139 times
- Out of the way - ASIDE, used 138 times
- "In what way?" - HOWSO, used 66 times
- One way to read - ALOUD, used 57 times
- Rub the wrong way - CHAFE, used 55 times
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