Fall behind
The crossword clue "Fall behind" is answered by LAG, a 3-letter entry. Used 312 times across 63 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 32 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LAG
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAG answer page.
Used 312 times across 63 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 32 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- LOSETIME (5 uses in xd)
- STRAGGLE (4 uses in xd)
- LOSEGROUND (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for LAG
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAG, most used first.
- Trail the pack - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Trail behind - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Fall back - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Trail - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
- Fail to keep up - used 42 times, most recently in 2024
- Delay - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Hang back - used 39 times, most recently in 2023
- Time delay - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Fall mo. - OCT, used 88 times
- Be behind - OWE, used 56 times
- Fall back - EBB, used 54 times
- Fall from grace - SIN, used 44 times
- Fall mo. - SEP, used 44 times
- Drag behind - TOW, used 30 times
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