“Don’t close the barn door once the horse has run away,” e.g.? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue “Don’t close the barn door once the horse has run away,” e.g.? last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STABLESAW.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STABLESAW “Don’t close the barn door once the horse has run away,” e.g.? (9) Wall Street Journal Jan 2, 2021
82% LETTER E or G, e.g. (6) USA Today Jan 6, 2026
75% ABSCOND Run away (with) (7) LA Times Daily Jan 29, 2026
75% FLEE Run away (4) Universal Jan 28, 2026
72% LEGIT Run away for real (5) The Times Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
72% FLEES Runs away from (5) Newsday Jan 21, 2026
72% ELOPE Run away to marry (5) Universal Jan 12, 2026
72% GALLOP Fast run of a horse (6) Puzzler Backwords Jan 4, 2026
72% SHUTS Closes firmly, as a door (5)
69% NIAGARA Falls over once more and starts to run away (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jan 25, 2026

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