Slip through the cracks
The crossword clue "Slip through the cracks" is answered by SEEP, a 4-letter entry. Used 30 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SEEP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEEP answer page.
Used 30 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SEEP
Every other clue in this collection answered by SEEP, most used first.
- Ooze - used 449 times, most recently in 2026
- Flow slowly - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Leak slowly - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Percolate - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Trickle - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Leak out slowly - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Ooze out - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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