The way things are going
The crossword clue "The way things are going" is answered by TREND, a 5-letter entry. Used 31 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1934. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus.
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TREND
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TREND answer page.
Used 31 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1934. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- ATTHISRATE (4 uses in xd)
- ATTHATRATE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TREND
Every other clue in this collection answered by TREND, most used first.
- Pollster's find - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
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