Run before a gale.
The crossword clue "Run before a gale." is answered by SCUD, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2000; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SCUD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCUD answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2000; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SCUD
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCUD, most used first.
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- Desert Storm missile - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
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- Missile type - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
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- Gust of wind - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Missile - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Type of missile - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Gulf War weapon - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Iraqi missile - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Mideast missile - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
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