Subside
The crossword clue "Subside" is answered by WANE, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
WANE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WANE answer page.
Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for WANE
Every other clue in this collection answered by WANE, most used first.
- Diminish - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Dwindle - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Decline - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Ebb - used 42 times, most recently in 2023
- Taper off - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Decrease - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Fade away - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
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- Used to be - WERE, used 162 times
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- Sharpen - WHET, used 155 times
- Have on - WEAR, used 134 times
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