Shots in the dark
The crossword clue "Shots in the dark" is answered by STABS, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
STABS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STABS answer page.
Used 16 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for STABS
Every other clue in this collection answered by STABS, most used first.
- Wild guesses - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Attempts - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Pierces - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Rough guesses - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Tries - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
- Runs through - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Guesstimates - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Knifes - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
- Impales - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Informal attempts - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Uses a dagger - 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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Dark - UNLIT, used 186 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
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