Catches flies
The crossword clue "Catches flies" is answered by SHAGS, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SHAGS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHAGS answer page.
Used 13 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SHAGS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHAGS, most used first.
- Thick carpets - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Some carpets - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Chases flies - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Flies high - SOARS, used 99 times
- Flies alone - SOLOS, used 34 times
- Catches - SNAGS, used 27 times
- Flies like an eagle - SOARS, used 27 times
- Catches sight of - SPOTS, used 22 times
- Catches one's breath - RESTS, used 20 times
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