Crossword answer
SLAYS
5 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 19 appearances · Last seen New York Times, September 13, 2026
Letter pattern
SLAYS
Clues that lead to SLAYS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Brings the house down, like a comic5New York TimesSep 13, 2026
Kills, as a dragon5Wall Street JournalAug 28, 2026
Does in5Eugene ShefferAug 21, 2026
Wows at 20-Across5Wall Street JournalAug 6, 2026
Does an amazing stand-up set5USA TodayJul 24, 2026
Kills5Evening StandardJun 22, 2026
Kills it on the runway5LA TimesJun 5, 2026
Wows with one-liners5NewsdayApr 30, 2026
Impresses enormously with music centre songs5Evening StandardApr 16, 2025
Wins against a dragon, say5Daily ThemedApr 19, 2022
Dispatches, as a dragon5Eugene ShefferFeb 15, 2020
About SLAYS in crosswords
SLAYS is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 19 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Brings the house down, like a comic” in the New York Times crossword on September 13, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
NITROStuff in smokeless gunpowder
EMAILAlternative to a Slack message
UNCLEDad’s brother
EPCOTWalt Disney initially designed it as a utopian city
APORTLeft at sea
HASNT"The store ___ opened yet"
STREWDistribute carelessly, it's true
THAIS1894 opera by Jules Massenet best known for the entr'acte for violin and orchestra Méditation
FEASTBanquet
LATINIn which the Romans had been lying about starting trouble
IMSET"No more for me, thanks"
MOVIEHome – or horror? (5)
NONETGroup of nine
WASPSWinged workers
Every appearance of SLAYS (19)
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Sep 13, 2026
Brings the house down, like a comic · New York Times · 58 Down
Aug 28, 2026
Kills, as a dragon · Wall Street Journal · 36 Down
Aug 21, 2026
Does in · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Aug 6, 2026
Wows at 20-Across · Wall Street Journal · 63 Across
Jul 24, 2026
Does an amazing stand-up set · USA Today · 4 Down
Jun 22, 2026
Kills · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Jun 5, 2026
Kills it on the runway · LA Times · Across
Apr 30, 2026
Wows with one-liners · Newsday · Down
Apr 16, 2025
Impresses enormously with music centre songs · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Apr 24, 2024
Kills · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Oct 18, 2022
Kills · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Apr 19, 2022
Wins against a dragon, say · Daily Themed · 26 Across
Apr 7, 2022
Kills · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Apr 29, 2021
Kills · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Feb 15, 2020
Dispatches, as a dragon · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Down
Sep 26, 2019
Kills · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jul 16, 2019
Kills · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jan 14, 2019
Impresses enormously with music centre songs · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Feb 12, 2018
Kills · Evening Standard · 34 Across