In use

The answer

TAKEN

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAKEN answer page.

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 5 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.

• BUSY (7 uses in xd)
• OCCUPIED (1 uses in xd)
• OPERATIONAL (1 uses in xd)

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
• 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
• Already in use - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• 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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