Ran out

The answer to “Ran out” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is LAPSED — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on July 21, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 4-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Ran out” answer

LAPSED (6 letters)

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Why the answer is LAPSED

It describes something that expired or came to an end. ⏳

What does LAPSED mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of LAPSED is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Ran out” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 21, 2026 (most recent) → LAPSED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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