Already in use
The crossword clue "Already in use" is answered by TAKEN, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TAKEN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAKEN answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for TAKEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by TAKEN, most used first.
- Spoken for - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Occupied - used 50 times, most recently in 2024
- Captured - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Not available - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Occupied, as a seat - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- No longer available - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Reserved - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- "Is this seat ___?" - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- In use - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Already spoken for - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- In a relationship - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Like a saved seat - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Unavailable - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Be of use - AVAIL, used 176 times
- Use a divining rod - DOWSE, used 105 times
- Be of use to - AVAIL, used 79 times
- Use - AVAIL, used 55 times
- Use a broom - SWEEP, used 46 times
- Use a loom - WEAVE, used 41 times
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