The Clue
Flee via ladder, stereotypically (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ELOPE
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Notes
The answer ELOPE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Abscond
Bolt to bond
Bolt together
Bond on the run?
Flee with a flame
Hitch on the run
Marry in haste
Marry on the run
Run away
Run off
Run to Reno?
Secretly leave
Split to unite
Wed on the run
Wed stealthily
Emulate Lorenzo and Jessica
Emulate Romeo and Juliet
Eschew a big wedding
Forgo a formal wedding
Form a clandestine union?
Run away with a lover
Run away, in a way
Run off to the chapel
Run off together
Run together, in a way
Secretly tie the knot
Skip the big wedding
Skip formal nuptials
Skip town with a lover
Skip town, in a way
Take flight to unite
Do the Gretna Green bit
Get together without fanfare?
Leap, like some lovers
Leave via ladder, maybe
Make a running start at marriage?
Secretly run off together
Skip the usual wedding preparations
Act without the parents' blessings, say
Definition
ELOPE as a verb:
1. (elope, run off) = run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"