Turns loose (on)
The crossword clue "Turns loose (on)" is answered by SICS, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SICS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SICS answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SICS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SICS, most used first.
- Unleashes (on) - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Sets (on) - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Incites to attack - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Orders to attack - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Unleashes - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Sets the dogs (on) - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Urges to attack, with "on" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Commands to attack - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Orders to attack, with "on" - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Turns right - GEES, used 46 times
- Turns down - DIMS, used 33 times
- Hang loose - LOLL, used 28 times
- Take turns - SPIN, used 25 times
- Turns to the right - GEES, used 22 times
- On the loose - FREE, used 18 times
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