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Crossword answer

STOLE

5 letters · Used for 32 different clues · 44 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 26, 2026
Letter pattern
STOLE
Starts with S, ends with E · 5 letters
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Clues that lead to STOLE

Most recent first
ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Took without permission5USA TodayAug 26, 2026 Lifted5New York TimesAug 19, 2026 Took without asking5LA TimesAug 18, 2026 Took another's belongings, without permission5Daily ThemedJul 13, 2026 Didn't take kindly to being hugged by solver, oddly5The IndependentJul 2, 2026 Got via the "five-finger discount"5New York TimesJun 17, 2026 Stylish wrap5Eugene ShefferJun 3, 2026 Pilfered5NYT MiniMay 31, 2026 Past tense of steal5Everyday Puzzles DailyMay 25, 2026 Did a bank job5Wall Street JournalMay 19, 2026 It's a wrap5New York TimesMay 17, 2026 Got free, sort of5NewsdayMay 2, 2026 Lifted a garment (5)5The GuardianApr 25, 2026 "How the Grinch ___ Christmas," 2000 film starring Jim Carrey which is loosely based on the eponymous children's book by Dr. Seuss5Daily ThemedApr 23, 2026 Filched5Daily ExpressApr 3, 2026 Thieved5Puzzle PageFeb 5, 2026 Pinched5New York TimesOct 25, 2025 Robbed a drunken sot to a justifiable end5Evening StandardAug 23, 2025 Swiped5NewsdayJul 17, 2025 Purloined5Evening StandardMay 19, 2025 Fish out the tin opener you pinched5Evening StandardJan 28, 2025 Took a possibly lost key5Evening StandardDec 12, 2024 Took lots, perhaps, before finishing crime5Evening StandardOct 31, 2024 Emulated a thief5Daily ThemedJun 30, 2024 Moved gradually to the left in the southeast5Evening StandardJul 17, 2023 Wrap5Evening StandardJun 16, 2023 Swiped round the neck!5Evening StandardDec 22, 2022 Took badly5Evening StandardDec 30, 2021 Committed theft5Daily ThemedJun 20, 2021 What the robber did, and went quietly5Evening StandardNov 12, 2019 Was a thief who went quietly5Evening StandardJun 19, 2019 Crept out of hotels without finishing lunch5Evening StandardAug 14, 2018

About STOLE in crosswords

STOLE is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 44 times in our database across 32 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Took without permission” in the USA Today crossword on August 26, 2026.

Every appearance of STOLE (44)

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Aug 26, 2026
Took without permission · USA Today · 6 Down
Aug 19, 2026
Lifted · New York Times · 28 Across
Aug 18, 2026
Took without asking · LA Times · Down
Jul 20, 2026
Took without asking · USA Today · 24 Down
Jul 13, 2026
Took another's belongings, without permission · Daily Themed · 4 Down
Jul 2, 2026
Didn't take kindly to being hugged by solver, oddly · The Independent · 7 Down
Jun 17, 2026
Got via the "five-finger discount" · New York Times · 6 Down
Jun 3, 2026
Stylish wrap · Eugene Sheffer · 4 Down
May 31, 2026
Pilfered · NYT Mini · 7 Across
May 25, 2026
Past tense of steal · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 14
May 19, 2026
Did a bank job · Wall Street Journal · 53 Down
May 17, 2026
It's a wrap · New York Times · 75 Down
May 2, 2026
Got free, sort of · Newsday · Down
Apr 25, 2026
Lifted a garment (5) · The Guardian · 3 Down
Apr 23, 2026
"How the Grinch ___ Christmas," 2000 film starring Jim Carrey which is loosely based on the eponymous children's book by Dr. Seuss · Daily Themed · 11 Down
Apr 3, 2026
Filched · Daily Express · 11 Across
Feb 5, 2026
Thieved · Puzzle Page · 4 Across
Oct 25, 2025
Pinched · New York Times · 19 Across
Oct 1, 2025
Pilfered · Newsday · Down
Aug 23, 2025
Robbed a drunken sot to a justifiable end · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jul 17, 2025
Swiped · Newsday · Across
May 19, 2025
Purloined · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jan 28, 2025
Fish out the tin opener you pinched · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Dec 12, 2024
Took a possibly lost key · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Oct 31, 2024
Took lots, perhaps, before finishing crime · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jun 30, 2024
Emulated a thief · Daily Themed · 42 Down
Oct 4, 2023
Stylish wrap · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across
Jul 17, 2023
Moved gradually to the left in the southeast · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jun 16, 2023
Wrap · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Dec 22, 2022
Swiped round the neck! · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Dec 30, 2021
Took badly · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jun 20, 2021
Committed theft · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Apr 30, 2021
Stylish wrap · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Mar 19, 2021
Stylish wrap · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Down
Jan 11, 2021
Stylish wrap · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
May 4, 2020
Stylish wrap · Eugene Sheffer · 58 Across
Jan 9, 2020
Robbed a drunken sot to a justifiable end · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Nov 12, 2019
What the robber did, and went quietly · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 19, 2019
Was a thief who went quietly · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Feb 28, 2019
Purloined · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Nov 1, 2018
Fish out the tin opener you pinched · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Sep 18, 2018
Took a possibly lost key · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 14, 2018
Crept out of hotels without finishing lunch · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 7, 2018
Took lots, perhaps, before finishing crime · Evening Standard · 12 Down