Brings under control
The crossword clue "Brings under control" is answered by TAMES, a 5-letter entry. Used 42 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TAMES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAMES answer page.
Used 42 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 13 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.
- REINSIN (3 uses in xd)
- CLIPSONESWINGS (1 uses in xd)
- QUELLS (1 uses in xd)
- SUBDUES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TAMES
Every other clue in this collection answered by TAMES, most used first.
- Domesticates - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Subdues - used 55 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Brings up - REARS, used 173 times
- Two under par - EAGLE, used 63 times
- Under siege - BESET, used 44 times
- Brought under control - TAMED, used 41 times
- Under way - AFOOT, used 37 times
- Was under the weather - AILED, used 31 times
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