Lag behind
The crossword clue "Lag behind" is answered by TRAIL, a 5-letter entry. Used 36 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TRAIL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRAIL answer page.
Used 36 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 17 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.
- LOITER (2 uses in xd)
- DOGIT (1 uses in xd)
- DRAGGLE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TRAIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRAIL, most used first.
- Hiker's path - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Hiking path - used 32 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.
- Come from behind - RALLY, used 38 times
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