Crossword answer
TAKES
5 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 17 appearances · Last seen Newsday, August 18, 2026
Letter pattern
TAKES
Clues that lead to TAKES
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Helps oneself to5NewsdayAug 18, 2026
Personal opinions, in modern parlance5NYT MiniAug 12, 2026
"It ___ one to know one"5USA TodayJul 4, 2026
___ off (flies like a plane)5Daily ThemedJun 13, 2026
Grabs5LA TimesMay 4, 2026
Steals5Daily ThemedMar 27, 2026
Accepts willingly5NewsdaySep 22, 2025
Accepts minced steak5Evening StandardApr 10, 2025
Receives an edition of Keats5Evening StandardJan 1, 2025
Accepts5Evening StandardJul 2, 2024
"Whatever it ___," 2000 movie starring Shane West as Ryan Woodman5Daily ThemedFeb 12, 2022
About TAKES in crosswords
TAKES is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 17 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Helps oneself to” in the Newsday crossword on August 18, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
TEAMO"I love you," in Spanish
LAKERL.A. NBAer
HORNE"Stormy Weather" singer Lena
CYCLERevolution trammelled by democracy, clearly (5)
NURSESip slowly
AORTABlood line
TIARAPageant crown
ADIEUFarewell
STONEBoulder
TEASEFinish breakfast at leisure, then lead on
VERSEPart of a poem
ECOLIPossible sickener, incomplete story of environmentalism? (1,4)
APRONPinny
LONGSYearns – big-boy trousers (5)
Every appearance of TAKES (17)
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Aug 18, 2026
Helps oneself to · Newsday · Across
Aug 12, 2026
Personal opinions, in modern parlance · NYT Mini · 8 Across
Jul 4, 2026
"It ___ one to know one" · USA Today · 32 Down
Jun 13, 2026
___ off (flies like a plane) · Daily Themed · 37 Down
May 4, 2026
Grabs · LA Times · Across
Mar 27, 2026
Steals · Daily Themed · 41 Across
Sep 22, 2025
Accepts willingly · Newsday · Down
Apr 10, 2025
Accepts minced steak · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jan 1, 2025
Receives an edition of Keats · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jul 2, 2024
Accepts · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Feb 27, 2023
Accepts · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Dec 27, 2022
Accepts minced steak · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Feb 12, 2022
"Whatever it ___," 2000 movie starring Shane West as Ryan Woodman · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Jul 13, 2021
___ off (flies like a plane) · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Jan 8, 2019
Accepts minced steak · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Oct 8, 2018
Receives an edition of Keats · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Apr 9, 2018
Accepts · Evening Standard · 16 Down