Do as you're told
The crossword clue "Do as you're told" is answered by OBEY, a 4-letter entry. Used 79 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OBEY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OBEY answer page.
Used 79 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 22 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.
- BEHAVE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OBEY
Every other clue in this collection answered by OBEY, most used first.
- Follow orders - used 215 times, most recently in 2026
- Toe the line - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- Mind - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
- Do as told - used 64 times, most recently in 2025
- Heed - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Comply with - used 60 times, most recently in 2025
- Follow - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Comply - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Follow instructions - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Follow the rules - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Do as directed - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Told a whopper - LIED, used 65 times
- "You're something ___!" - ELSE, used 32 times
- Told tales - LIED, used 30 times
- "... ___ I'm told" - ORSO, used 22 times
- "You're on!" - DEAL, used 22 times
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