Ticks off
The crossword clue "Ticks off" is answered by STEAMS, a 6-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1995. 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
STEAMS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEAMS answer page.
Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1995. 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 STEAMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEAMS, most used first.
- Cooks, as broccoli - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Cooks over boiling water - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Prepares broccoli - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Prepares veggies - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Cooks. - used 7 times, most recently in 1969
- Cooks in a bamboo basket - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Cooks, as clams - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Prepares clams - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Tips off - ALERTS, used 50 times
- Wards off - AVERTS, used 46 times
- Off course - ERRANT, used 41 times
- Show off - FLAUNT, used 38 times
- Off course - ASTRAY, used 37 times
- Off the mark - ERRANT, used 34 times
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