Let off steam
The crossword clue "Let off steam" is answered by VENT, a 4-letter entry. Used 76 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
VENT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VENT answer page.
Used 76 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 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.
- VENTED (4 uses in xd)
- BOIL (2 uses in xd)
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.
- Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
- Way off - AFAR, used 229 times
- Off in the distance - AFAR, used 130 times
- Give off, as light - EMIT, used 122 times
- Throw off - EMIT, used 112 times
- Let it stand - STET, used 108 times
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