"___ it or lose it"
The crossword clue ""___ it or lose it"" is answered by USE, a 3-letter entry. Used 69 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
USE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the USE answer page.
Used 69 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for USE
Every other clue in this collection answered by USE, most used first.
- Employ - used 414 times, most recently in 2026
- Take advantage of - used 339 times, most recently in 2026
- Put to work - used 148 times, most recently in 2026
- Work with - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
- Application - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Manipulate - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ as directed" - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Put into service - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Bring into play - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Wear and tear - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Press into service - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Play for a sap - used 47 times, most recently in 2022
- Avail oneself of - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Draw upon - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
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