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Trail behind

Answer: LAG - 3 letters

The crossword clue "Trail behind" is answered by LAG, a 3-letter entry. Used 60 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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LAG

LAG

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAG answer page.

60Times used
15Distinct years
2026Most recent year
17Publications

Used 60 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for LAG

Every other clue in this collection answered by LAG, most used first.

  • Fall behind - used 312 times, most recently in 2026
  • Trail the pack - used 95 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

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