Crossword answer
SKIPS
5 letters · Used for 17 different clues · 22 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 19, 2026
Letter pattern
SKIPS
Clues that lead to SKIPS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Doesn't go to sleep on board ship5The IndependentAug 19, 2026
Bypasses5LA TimesJul 5, 2026
Avoids reading what may be full of rubbish5Evening StandardJun 25, 2026
Omits5Eugene ShefferMay 30, 2026
Moves lightly, like runners going round the park?5Evening StandardFeb 28, 2026
Avoids the jumps?5Evening StandardJan 15, 2026
Avoids reading things full of rubbish?5Evening StandardAug 28, 2025
Misses the exercise?5Evening StandardMay 15, 2025
Moves in a left-left-right-right footstep pattern5New York TimesApr 10, 2025
Ignores the fact that the captain's diminutive5Evening StandardJun 3, 2024
Jumps like Stephen's heart during a wild kiss5Evening StandardDec 7, 2023
Avoids large containers5Evening StandardApr 10, 2023
Omits to sleep surrounded by hissing noises5Evening StandardApr 25, 2022
Jumps or slides around the piste, initially5Evening StandardMar 16, 2022
Avoids runners about to make a poor start5Evening StandardOct 19, 2021
Ignores what may be full of rubbish5Evening StandardSep 21, 2021
Passes over sporting leaders, in short5Evening StandardAug 14, 2018
About SKIPS in crosswords
SKIPS is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 22 times in our database across 17 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Doesn't go to sleep on board ship” in the The Independent crossword on August 19, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
OUTROSection at the end of a song
RIDERJockey
DONUTHole food
HARESFast runners
MEDAYLittle solo break
OGRESFairy-tale menaces (5)
PEACEPiece to listen to in silence
COINSChange
TREATHandle
AROSEEmerged
RERANShowed again on TV
OTTERSea critter
MAGMAHeat source for many hydrothermal vents
AGLOWA little light is shining
Every appearance of SKIPS (22)
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Aug 19, 2026
Doesn't go to sleep on board ship · The Independent · 24 Down
Jul 5, 2026
Bypasses · LA Times · Across
Jun 25, 2026
Avoids reading what may be full of rubbish · Evening Standard · 26 Down
May 30, 2026
Omits · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Feb 28, 2026
Moves lightly, like runners going round the park? · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Jan 15, 2026
Avoids the jumps? · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Aug 28, 2025
Avoids reading things full of rubbish? · Evening Standard · 12 Down
May 15, 2025
Misses the exercise? · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 10, 2025
Moves in a left-left-right-right footstep pattern · New York Times · 32 Down
Jun 3, 2024
Ignores the fact that the captain's diminutive · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Dec 7, 2023
Jumps like Stephen's heart during a wild kiss · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Apr 10, 2023
Avoids large containers · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Apr 25, 2022
Omits to sleep surrounded by hissing noises · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Mar 16, 2022
Jumps or slides around the piste, initially · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Oct 19, 2021
Avoids runners about to make a poor start · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Sep 21, 2021
Ignores what may be full of rubbish · Evening Standard · 13 Down
May 5, 2021
Avoids reading what may be full of rubbish · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Nov 10, 2020
Moves lightly, like runners going round the park? · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Sep 1, 2020
Avoids the jumps? · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Jan 21, 2020
Avoids reading things full of rubbish? · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jan 30, 2019
Misses the exercise? · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Aug 14, 2018
Passes over sporting leaders, in short · Evening Standard · 6 Across