Let off steam
The crossword clue "Let off steam" is answered by VENT, a 4-letter entry. Used 76 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
VENT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VENT answer page.
Used 76 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 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.
- VENTED (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for VENT
Every other clue in this collection answered by VENT, most used first.
- Blow off steam - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Outlet - used 35 times, most recently in 2012
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.
- Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
- Way off - AFAR, used 229 times
- Off in the distance - AFAR, used 130 times
- Ticked off - SORE, used 123 times
- Give off, as light - EMIT, used 122 times
- Ward (off) - FEND, used 113 times
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