| Lawful, informally |
Newsday |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Escape quickly authorised? |
|
|
| On the up and up |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Jun 2025 |
| Right to run (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
27 Jun 2025 |
| Authentic (slang) (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
17 Jun 2025 |
| Genuine, casually |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jun 2025 |
| On the up-and-up |
USA Today |
03 Jun 2025 |
| Member needs information technology to be within the law (5) |
|
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| On the up and up |
New York Times |
20 May 2025 |
| Totally authentic |
New York Times Mini |
10 May 2025 |
| For real |
USA Today |
21 Apr 2025 |
| Conforming to the rules (informal) (5) |
|
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| Escape |
The Telegraph Mini |
02 Apr 2025 |
| For real |
New York Times |
29 Mar 2025 |
| Within the law, but run away all the same |
|
|
| Aboveboard, informally |
Universal |
03 Mar 2025 |
| Allowed, informally |
The Telegraph Mini |
24 Feb 2025 |
| Aboveboard |
New York Times |
12 Feb 2025 |
| Legal abbreviation for "run"? (3,2) |
|
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| Conforming to the law (abbr) (5) |
|
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| Not sketchy, colloquially |
New York Times Mini |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Run on the level |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Jan 2025 |
| Dash off genuine short (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
07 Jan 2025 |
| Walk or run informally speaking? |
|
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| Legitimate (coll) |
|
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| Run away (inf) (3,2) |
|
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| On the up and up |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Dec 2024 |
| Run on the level |
The Times Sunday Cryptic |
01 Dec 2024 |
| Joe, let out to run away (3,2) |
|
|
| Genuine, for short |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Nov 2024 |
| Bolt conforming to a certain standard |
|
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| The real deal |
LA Times Daily |
30 Oct 2024 |
| Bona fide |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Oct 2024 |
| MC Hammer's "Too ___ to Quit" album |
|
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| Run away - but not off with the thing! (3,2) |
|
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| Honest (abbr) (5) |
|
|
| Do a bunk, run away (3,2) |
|
|
| Aboveboard |
LA Times Daily |
26 Aug 2024 |
| Permissible to run away (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
07 Aug 2024 |
| Lawful |
Mirror Quick |
07 Aug 2024 |
| Reputable, informally |
Newsday |
06 Aug 2024 |
| For real |
New York Times |
02 Aug 2024 |
| The real deal |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jul 2024 |
| Run on the level |
The Times Cryptic |
26 Jul 2024 |
| Not shady at all |
Newsday |
19 Jul 2024 |
| Run away |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
11 Jul 2024 |
| For real |
USA Today |
25 Jun 2024 |
| Bona fide |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Jun 2024 |
| Allowed to take flight |
|
|
| Reputable, for short |
Commuter |
20 May 2024 |
| Not sketchy |
New York Times |
17 May 2024 |
| To run away is perfectly OK (3,2) |
|
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| Run in a lawful way |
|
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| Legal, slangily |
|
|
| Show turn of speed that's respectable |
|
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| "Seems - " ("I think it's valid") |
|
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| "Seems ___" ("I think it's valid") |
USA Today |
03 Apr 2024 |
| Authentic, informally |
USA Today |
28 Mar 2024 |
| Lawful, informally |
Newsday |
26 Mar 2024 |
| To be fair, a little sly about (5) |
|
|
| Right limb, that thing |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
11 Mar 2024 |
| For real |
New York Times |
23 Feb 2024 |
| Lawful, informally |
Family Time |
12 Feb 2024 |
| Not bogus |
USA Today |
31 Jan 2024 |
| On the up and up |
New York Times |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Of unquestioned provenance, for short |
|
|
| Informal term for lawful (5) |
|
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| Authentic, in slang |
Universal |
06 Dec 2023 |
| Real, slangily; lit i.e. (anag.) (5) |
|
|
| Escape, possibly, is lawful |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Nov 2023 |
| Bona fide |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Oct 2023 |
| Lawful escape? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
26 Sep 2023 |
| The real deal |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Sep 2023 |
| Kosher |
New York Times |
28 Jul 2023 |
| Not a scam |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jul 2023 |
| Run literally goes round, for example, square |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 May 2023 |
| Bona fide |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Apr 2023 |
| On the up and up |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Mar 2023 |
| Lawful, informally |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2023 |
| Genuine |
USA Today |
01 Mar 2023 |
| For real |
USA Today |
18 Feb 2023 |
| Not a fake |
USA Today |
10 Feb 2023 |
| Authentic, informally |
USA Today |
01 Feb 2023 |
| Run off in compliance with the rules |
The Guardian Quiptic |
09 Jan 2023 |
| Sanctioned by law (abbr) |
The Guardian Quick |
05 Jan 2023 |
| The real deal |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2022 |
| Lawful, informally |
Newsday |
22 Nov 2022 |
| Bona fide, for short |
USA Today |
26 Oct 2022 |
| For real, colloquially |
New York Times |
17 Oct 2022 |
| On the up and up |
Newsday |
20 Sep 2022 |
| Kosher |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Aug 2022 |
| Not shady |
LA Times Daily |
04 Aug 2022 |
| On the up and up |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Jun 2022 |
| Bona fide |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Jun 2022 |
| Opposite of sketchy |
Universal |
09 May 2022 |
| Genuine |
Wall Street Journal |
03 May 2022 |
| Kosher |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Feb 2022 |
| On the level |
LA Times Daily |
07 Feb 2022 |
| On the level |
The Washington Post |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Lawful, informally |
Newsday |
25 Jan 2022 |
| For real |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jan 2022 |
| Not a fake |
USA Today |
29 Dec 2021 |
| Valid |
USA Today |
22 Dec 2021 |
| Kosher |
LA Times Daily |
09 Dec 2021 |
| On the up-and-up |
New York Times |
06 Sep 2021 |
| Reputable, informally |
Newsday |
30 Aug 2021 |
| Bona fide |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Jul 2021 |
| Aboveboard |
USA Today |
16 Jul 2021 |
| Authentic |
The Washington Post Sunday |
04 Jul 2021 |
| Within the law |
The Washington Post |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Within the law |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2021 |
| Authorised to go away on foot |
|
|
| Bona fide |
New York Times |
18 Apr 2021 |
| Run in accordance with the rules |
|
|
| On the level |
LA Times Daily |
03 Oct 2020 |
| On the level |
The Washington Post |
03 Oct 2020 |
| On the up-and-up, so to speak |
Canadiana |
31 Aug 2020 |
| On the up and up |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Aug 2020 |
| Kosher |
Newsday |
31 Jul 2020 |
| Lawful run! |
|
|
| On the up and up |
USA Today |
10 Jun 2020 |
| Genuine |
USA Today |
07 Jun 2020 |
| On the up-and-up |
Universal |
02 Jun 2020 |
| Honest |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Apr 2020 |
| Authorised escape |
The Telegraph Toughie |
23 Apr 2020 |
| Aboveboard |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Mar 2020 |
| On the level |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Mar 2020 |
| Authorized by law, a number of the Spanish return for the princess |
|
|
| On the up and up |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Dec 2019 |
| Right to run away? |
|
|
| Not a scam |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Oct 2019 |
| Walk is allowed |
|
|
| On the level, informally |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2019 |
| Bona fide |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Jul 2019 |
| On the up-and-up |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Jul 2019 |
| Reputable |
Newsday |
23 Jun 2019 |
| Kosher |
Premier Sunday |
02 Jun 2019 |
| On the up and up |
Newsday |
26 May 2019 |
| Bona fide, informally |
USA Today |
12 Apr 2019 |
| Perfectly permissible |
Newsday |
06 Apr 2019 |
| Just go |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Apr 2019 |
| Within the law, slangily |
Canadiana |
28 Jan 2019 |
| On the level, informally |
|
|
| Not a scam |
|
|
| Perfectly lawful |
Universal |
08 Dec 2018 |
| Aboveboard |
LA Times Daily |
10 Aug 2018 |
| Aboveboard |
The Washington Post |
10 Aug 2018 |
| Do one square |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Jul 2018 |
| Not phony |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jul 2018 |
| Reputable, informally |
Newsday |
09 Jul 2018 |
| On the level, for short |
USA Today |
26 Jun 2018 |
| Kosher |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2018 |
| For real |
The Washington Post |
26 May 2018 |
| For real |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2018 |
| Allowed by law |
Universal |
28 Mar 2018 |
| Do one up front! |
The Telegraph Toughie |
16 Feb 2018 |
| Colloquial abbreviated word meaning lawful |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
21 Jan 2018 |
| Allowed by law |
|
|
| Aboveboard |
|
|
| For real |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| Perfectly lawful |
|
|
| On the level, for short |
|
|
| Not phony |
|
|
| Authentic, informally |
Newsday |
26 Dec 2017 |
| On the level |
Newsday |
07 Dec 2017 |
| On the up and up |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2017 |
| Authentic |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Oct 2017 |
| All right to scarper |
|
|
| Conforming to the law |
The Times Concise |
27 Sep 2017 |
| Kosher |
LA Times Daily |
27 Aug 2017 |
| Kosher |
The Washington Post |
27 Aug 2017 |
| On the up-and-up |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Aug 2017 |
| Not bogus |
New York Times |
16 Jun 2017 |
| Lawful |
The Times Concise |
01 Jun 2017 |
| Run away with official authorisation, in short |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Apr 2017 |
| Run above board |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Mar 2017 |
| Honest local soldier in rented accommodation |
Irish Times Crosaire |
03 Mar 2017 |
| Not shady |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jan 2017 |
| On the up and up |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| Not bogus |
|
|
| Stocking filler — it's all right |
|
|
| On the up and up |
|
|
| Go on foot, so to speak |
Newsday |
16 Oct 2016 |
| For real, for short |
USA Today |
14 Oct 2016 |
| Kosher escape? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Oct 2016 |
| On the up-and-up |
The Washington Post |
17 Aug 2016 |
| Lawful, informally |
Jonesin |
05 Apr 2016 |
| On the level |
Universal |
25 Mar 2016 |
| For real |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jan 2016 |
| Kosher |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Dec 2015 |
| Authentic, so to speak |
Newsday |
01 Nov 2015 |
| On the up-and-up |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jul 2015 |
| It's within the law to hurry on foot |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Jun 2015 |
| Allowable, for short |
Newsday |
10 Jun 2015 |
| Run away? It's warranted |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 May 2015 |
| Aboveboard, slangily |
Jonesin |
09 Apr 2015 |
| Honest run for the locals |
Irish Times Crosaire |
28 Mar 2015 |
| It's not against the law to run away |
|
|
| Right to run away? |
|
|
| On the up-and-up |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2015 |
| Lawful |
USA Today |
25 Jan 2015 |
| O.K |
New York Times |
06 Jan 2015 |
| Lawful |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| For real |
|
|
| Allowable, for short |
|
|
| O.K. |
|
|
| On the up and up |
|
|
| On the level |
|
|
| Authentic, so to speak |
|
|
| On the up-and-up |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| For real |
|
|
| Lawful, slangily |
|
|
| Like a manager on the up-and-up |
|
|
| Walk |
|
|
| Go on foot |
|
|
| On the up-and-up |
|
|
| On the level |
|
|
| Sanctioned |
|
|
| Lawful, informally |
|
|
| For real, in slang |
|
|
| On the level |
|
|
| Clean |
|
|
| Aboveboard, so to speak |
|
|
| Authentic |
|
|
| Lawful, informally |
|
|
| Not phony |
|
|
| On the up-and-up |
|
|
| Like a fair and official contract, for short |
|
|
| Authentic |
|
|
| Clean |
|
|
| Sanctioned |
|
|
| Allowable |
|
|
| Not phony |
|
|
| For real |
|
|
| On the up and up |
|
|
| Not shady |
|
|
| Bona fide |
|
|
| Bona fide |
|
|
| Not shady |
|
|
| On the up and up |
|
|
| Genuine |
|
|
| Go by foot |
|
|
| Aboveboard |
|
|
| Kosher, so to speak |
|
|
| Run |
|
|
| Proper |
|
|
| Pass on the cab, say |
|
|
| Proper |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| Not bogus |
|
|
| Above board, slangily |
|
|
| Jake |
|
|
| Go by foot, slangily |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| Aboveboard, slangily |
|
|
| On the level |
|
|
| Allowed, for short |
|
|
| On the up-and-up |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| On the up and up |
|
|
| Justified |
|
|
| Justified |
|
|
| Proper |
|
|
| On the up-and-up |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| On the level |
|
|
| OK |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| On the up and up |
|
|
| Sanctioned |
|
|
| Go by foot, slangily |
|
|
| Theatre term |
|
|
| Valid |
|
|
| On the up and up |
|
|
| The real McCoy |
|
|
| Aboveboard |
|
|
| Aboveboard, slangily |
|
|
| Valid |
|
|
| Valid |
|
|
| Lawful, for short |
|
|
| Within permitted bounds |
|
|
| On the up-and-up |
|
|
| Lawful, for short |
|
|
| Lawful |
|
|
| On the up-and-up |
|
|
| Allowable, for short |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| Lawful |
|
|
| Perfectly OK |
|
|
| Walk fast |
|
|
| On the up-and-up |
|
|
| Genuine: sl. |
|
|
| Walk fast |
|
|
| On the up-and-up |
|
|
| Walk, slangily |
|
|
| Kosher, so to speak |
|
|
| Lawful, slangily |
|
|
| Perfectly acceptable |
|
|
| Absolutely fair |
|
|
| Not criminal |
|
|
| Okay |
|
|
| Hardly bogus |
|
|
| Authentic |
|
|
| Not likely to cause suspicion |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| Lawful |
|
|
| On the up-and-up, briefly |
|
|
| Aboveboard |
|
|
| Valid |
|
|
| Oedipus ____ |
|
|
| Lawful |
|
|
| Not bogus |
|
|
| Authentic |
|
|
| Kosher |
|
|
| Aboveboard |
|
|
| On the up-and-up |
|
|
| The Real McCoy |
|
|
| On the level |
|
|
| Not under the counter |
|
|
| Not phony |
|
|
| Lawful, for short |
|
|
| Slangily licit |
|
|
| For real |
|
|
| On the square |
|
|
| Not bootleg |
|
|
| Not unlawful |
|
|
| Go on shanks' mare |
|
|
| Kind of theater, for short |
|
|
| Strictly theatre. |
|
|
| Living theater, familiarly |
|
|
| Live theater, for short |
|
|
| Referring to the spoken drama: Slang. |
|
|
| The stage: Slang. |
|
|
| Genuine: Slang. |
|
|
| Run: Slang. |
|
|
| Kind of theater, for short. |
|
|
| On the up and up. |
|
|
| Run: Colloq. |
|
|
| Broadway term. |
|
|
| Slangy theatrical term. |
|
|
| On the level. |
|
|
| Kind of Broadway offering: Slang. |
|
|
| Walk: Colloq. |
|
|
| Lawful: Slang. |
|
|
| B'way term. |
|
|
| Within the law: Slang. |
|
|
| The theatre, in "Broadwayese." |
|
|
| The theatre, as opposed to the motion pictures: Slang. |
|
|
| Broadway term for the theatre. |
|
|