Take illegally
The crossword clue "Take illegally" is answered by USURP, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
USURP
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the USURP answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 5 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.
- HEISTED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for USURP
Every other clue in this collection answered by USURP, most used first.
- Seize by force - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Take by force - used 45 times, most recently in 2025
- Take forcibly - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Appropriate - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
- Seize illegally - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Seize - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Commandeer - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
- Take over - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Seize, as power - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Seize control of - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Stage a coup - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
- Take over by force - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Take care of - SEETO, used 337 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Take place - OCCUR, used 121 times
- Take as one's own - ADOPT, used 111 times
- Take it easy - RELAX, used 103 times
- Take the helm - STEER, used 78 times
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