Clues for the word "PREEMPT"
We've had 33 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 46 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on May 01, 2025.
Definition of preempt
- v. t. & i. - To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preemption.
Referring Clues
- Bump
- Head off
- Take precedence over
- Replace in the schedule
- Bump from the TV schedule
- Supplant
- Knock off the air
- Arrogate
- Arrogate
- Arrogate
- Arrogate
- Bump a TV episode
- Replace, as a TV episode
- Forestall by acting first
- Replace with another show
- Prevent by ancicipatory action
- Take the place of
- Displace (a TV show)
- Forestall
- Replace for airing
- Take for oneself
- Appropriate
- Assert priority
- Steal a march on man with bad temper
- Homework holding me up, little time to get in before the rest
- Acquire before others can do so
- Peer upset - one from the other place has time to get in first
- Bump, as from a schedule
- Replace on a schedule
- Anticipate temper cracking under pressure
- Bump, as a TV episode
- Bump from the schedule
- Replace on the schedule
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - May 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 13, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 12, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 20, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - June 11, 2023
- USA Today - October 21, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - September 08, 2022
- Mirror Daily - July 27, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - October 23, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - June 14, 2017
- Netword - April 16, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - April 06, 2017
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - October 09, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - May 02, 2016
- Family Time - April 25, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - March 24, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - March 11, 2016
- Universal - January 08, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 10, 2015
- USA Today - September 25, 2014
- USA Today - September 12, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - April 19, 2014
- Family Time - November 04, 2013
- Family Time - September 29, 2013
- Family Time - August 19, 2013
- Universal - April 06, 2013
- Netword - January 04, 2013
- Guardian Quick - December 22, 2012
- USA Today - August 15, 2012
- Wall Street Journal - June 01, 2012
- And in 16 more crossword puzzles...