Crosses (out)
The crossword clue "Crosses (out)" is answered by XES, a 3-letter entry. Used 97 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 26 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
XES
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the XES answer page.
Used 97 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 26 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.
- DELES (7 uses in xd)
- DELETES (6 uses in xd)
- CANCELS (1 uses in xd)
- STRIKESTHROUGH (1 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.
- ___ out a living - EKE, used 426 times
- Conk out - DIE, used 239 times
- Squeeze (out) - EKE, used 214 times
- Rent out - LET, used 200 times
- Just out - NEW, used 146 times
- Scratch (out) - EKE, used 125 times
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