Loses traction
The crossword clue "Loses traction" is answered by SLIPS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2014. 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
SLIPS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLIPS answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2014. 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 SLIPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLIPS, most used first.
- Loses one's footing - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Minor mistakes - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Missteps - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Inadvertent mistakes - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
- Undergarments - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Loses it - SNAPS, used 59 times
- Loses color - PALES, used 56 times
- Loses traction - SKIDS, used 44 times
- Loses color - FADES, used 41 times
- Traction aid - CLEAT, used 25 times
- Loses - SHEDS, used 20 times
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