It's a steal
The crossword clue "It's a steal" is answered by THEFT, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
THEFT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the THEFT answer page.
Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for THEFT
Every other clue in this collection answered by THEFT, most used first.
- Larceny - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
- Robbery - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Burglary - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Burglar's crime - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Property crime - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Cause of merchandise shrinkage - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Stealing - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- "It's a Wonderful Life" director - CAPRA, used 85 times
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- It's a good thing - ASSET, used 46 times
- It's a plus - ASSET, used 45 times
- "It's the end of ___" - ANERA, used 41 times
- "It's a Wonderful Life" director Frank - CAPRA, used 37 times
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