Request for an island getaway? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Request for an island getaway? last seen in New York Times 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SOS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOS Request for an island getaway? (3) New York Times Sep 16, 2017
8% BALI Indonesian island getaway (4)
7% ASK Request (3) LA Times Daily Oct 21, 2025
7% ASKED Requested (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
7% RETREAT Weekend getaway (7) Commuter Sep 26, 2025
7% SPAS Relaxing getaways (4) Universal Sep 25, 2025
7% ASKS Requests (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 20, 2025
7% CAMP Summer getaway for kids (4)
7% ESCAPE Getaway (6) The Times Concise Aug 15, 2025
6% PLEA Desperate request (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025

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In this clue, "Request for an island getaway?" is a clever way of hinting at the distress signal "SOS," often associated with being stranded on an island. The answer "SOS" is a universal call for help, originally chosen for its simplicity in Morse code.