Maverick
The crossword clue "Maverick" is answered by STRAY, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1956. 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
STRAY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STRAY answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1956. 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.
- LONEWOLF (2 uses in xd)
- DALLASHOOPSTER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for STRAY
Every other clue in this collection answered by STRAY, most used first.
- Wander off - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- Wander - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Alley cat - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Digress - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Go off course - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Wander off course - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Get sidetracked - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Wander away - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Leave the path - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Wander off the path - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Alley cat, e.g. - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Deviate - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Go off the path - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Go off the trail - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Homeless animal - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Lost dog. - 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.
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- Cubic meter - STERE, used 273 times
- Frighten - SCARE, used 195 times
- Trap - SNARE, used 192 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Place - STEAD, used 187 times
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