Lost one's footing
The crossword clue "Lost one's footing" is answered by SLID, a 4-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SLID
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLID answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- FALTERED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SLID
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLID, most used first.
- Lost traction - used 173 times, most recently in 2026
- Glided - used 69 times, most recently in 2025
- Skidded - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Coasted - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Moved smoothly - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Used a firehouse pole - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Went down a chute - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Declined - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
- Hit the dirt - used 10 times, most recently in 2002
- Slipped - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Tried to beat the tag - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Avoided a tag, perhaps - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Reached base, in a way - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Rode the banister - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
- Eluded the tag - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
- Skated - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Tobogganed - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
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.
- "Get lost!" - SCAT, used 116 times
- ___ one's time (wait) - BIDE, used 89 times
- Lose one's footing - SLIP, used 74 times
- "Get lost!" - SHOO, used 71 times
- Toot one's own horn - BRAG, used 65 times
- Twiddling one's thumbs - IDLE, used 63 times
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