Crossword answer
STRAYS
6 letters · Used for 13 different clues · 20 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 30, 2026
Letter pattern
STRAYS
Clues that lead to STRAYS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Queen wearing corset gets out of control6The IndependentAug 30, 2026
Carrier picked up by exhausted services for homeless creatures6The IndependentAug 24, 2026
Goes off6NewsdayJul 25, 2026
Small drinks carrier with bit of sherry gets lost (6)6The SunJun 29, 2026
Lost pets (6)6The SunJun 29, 2026
Wanders off course6Eugene ShefferMay 9, 2026
Deviates6Evening StandardApr 21, 2026
Unclaimed animals6Evening StandardOct 24, 2025
Outwardly declares a bit of a truce with the stragglers6Evening StandardAug 28, 2024
Drifts right in, becomes a permanency6Evening StandardMay 31, 2024
Homeless animals6Evening StandardMar 22, 2024
Homeless dogs6Evening StandardJul 20, 2023
Rambles, but keeps out of the tourist centre6Evening StandardMay 31, 2023
About STRAYS in crosswords
STRAYS is a 6-letter answer that has appeared 20 times in our database across 13 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Queen wearing corset gets out of control” in the The Independent crossword on August 30, 2026.
Other 6-letter answers
TREATYPact
INPAINSuffering, dad and I go in the pub
ESCHEWShun
INDIGODark blue (6)
DUNKIN___ Donuts
SLANTSBiases
JIAOZITraditional Chinese dumplings
ITALIANeighbor of Francia
THATISTo be precise
PACERSSome harness horses
EASIERSimpler
INGRESJean Auguste Dominique ___, French painter whose works include La Grande Odalisque
TEABAGSpooner’s nickname for worker, one in hot water for drinking? (3,3)
TUNICSLoose-fitting garments of ancient Greece
Every appearance of STRAYS (20)
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Aug 30, 2026
Queen wearing corset gets out of control · The Independent · 19 Down
Aug 24, 2026
Carrier picked up by exhausted services for homeless creatures · The Independent · 8 Down
Jul 25, 2026
Goes off · Newsday · Down
Jun 29, 2026
Lost pets (6) · The Sun · 14 Across
Jun 29, 2026
Small drinks carrier with bit of sherry gets lost (6) · The Sun · 14 Across
May 9, 2026
Wanders off course · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Apr 21, 2026
Deviates · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Oct 24, 2025
Unclaimed animals · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 28, 2024
Outwardly declares a bit of a truce with the stragglers · Evening Standard · 34 Across
May 31, 2024
Drifts right in, becomes a permanency · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Mar 22, 2024
Homeless animals · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Jul 20, 2023
Homeless dogs · Evening Standard · 1 Down
May 31, 2023
Rambles, but keeps out of the tourist centre · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Jan 12, 2022
Deviates · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jan 27, 2021
Deviates · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Oct 16, 2020
Unclaimed animals · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Sep 18, 2019
Homeless dogs · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jun 21, 2019
Drifts right in, becomes a permanency · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Jun 7, 2018
Outwardly declares a bit of a truce with the stragglers · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Feb 23, 2018
Homeless animals · Evening Standard · 33 Down