Took advantage of
The crossword clue "Took advantage of" is answered by USED, a 4-letter entry. Used 81 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
USED
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the USED answer page.
Used 81 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1969. 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
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ABUSED (3 uses in xd)
- AVAILED (3 uses in xd)
- DREWUPON (1 uses in xd)
- EXPLOITED (1 uses in xd)
- GAMED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for USED
Every other clue in this collection answered by USED, most used first.
- Secondhand - used 291 times, most recently in 2026
- Pre-owned - used 145 times, most recently in 2026
- Not new - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
- Previously owned - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
- Employed - used 63 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Advantage - EDGE, used 385 times
- Takes advantage of - USES, used 193 times
- Took to court - SUED, used 187 times
- Slight advantage - EDGE, used 140 times
- Took the bus - RODE, used 81 times
- Competitive advantage - EDGE, used 68 times
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