Takes advantage of
The crossword clue "Takes advantage of" is answered by USES, a 4-letter entry. Used 193 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 27 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
USES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the USES answer page.
Used 193 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 27 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- AVAILS (5 uses in xd)
- UTILIZES (2 uses in xd)
- ABUSES (1 uses in xd)
- CASHESINON (1 uses in xd)
- GULLS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for USES
Every other clue in this pilot answered by USES, most used first.
- Applications - used 205 times, most recently in 2026
- Employs - used 179 times, most recently in 2026
- Functions - used 149 times, most recently in 2026
- Puts to work - used 109 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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 to court - SUES, used 182 times
- Slight advantage - EDGE, used 140 times
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