Strait-laced
The crossword clue "Strait-laced" is answered by STAID, a 5-letter entry. Used 22 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STAID
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STAID answer page.
Used 22 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1998. 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
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- STUFFY (3 uses in xd)
- VICTORIAN (3 uses in xd)
- PRISSY (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for STAID
Every other clue in this collection answered by STAID, most used first.
- Sedate - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
- Prim and proper - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Sober - used 24 times, most recently in 2020
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