Show the ropes
The crossword clue "Show the ropes" is answered by TEACH, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. 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
TEACH
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TEACH answer page.
Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 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.
- ORIENTATE (2 uses in xd)
- TEAC (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TEACH
Every other clue in this collection answered by TEACH, most used first.
- Instruct - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Educate - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Show how - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Show the ropes to - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Do schoolwork? - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Enlighten - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Train - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Emulate Mr. Chips - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
- Impart knowledge - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Instruct a class - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Be a mentor - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Show - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Tutor - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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