Crossword puzzle clue "route word"

Word on an "evacuation route" sign

Route word

First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f

They'll route for you (abbr.)

Pound __: cover one's route, cop-style

Providence is on its route

Route for a Liverpool ferry, in song

Potential escape route in a brewery?