Catches some rays
The crossword clue "Catches some rays" is answered by TANS, a 4-letter entry. Used 57 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
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TANS
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Used 57 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 17 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.
- BASKS (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for TANS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TANS, most used first.
- Sunbathes - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Brown shades - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
- Gets some sun - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Earth tones - used 22 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.
- Some - AFEW, used 116 times
- Like some vaccines - ORAL, used 103 times
- Some whiskeys - RYES, used 81 times
- Some NCOs - SGTS, used 80 times
- Some wines - REDS, used 72 times
- Some HDTVs - RCAS, used 69 times
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