Having what it takes
The crossword clue "Having what it takes" is answered by ABLE, a 4-letter entry. Used 29 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ABLE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABLE answer page.
Used 29 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ABLE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABLE, most used first.
- Competent - used 547 times, most recently in 2026
- Up to the task - used 397 times, most recently in 2026
- Qualified - used 307 times, most recently in 2026
- Ready, willing, and ___ - used 119 times, most recently in 2026
- Up to the job - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
- Up to it - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Well-qualified - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Talented - used 47 times, most recently in 2019
- Having the know-how - used 40 times, most recently in 2024
- Having the means - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Willing partner? - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Can-do - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Ready and willing partner - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Fit for the task - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- "What ___ is new?" - ELSE, used 224 times
- "So what ___ is new?" - ELSE, used 221 times
- Takes advantage of - USES, used 193 times
- Takes to court - SUES, used 182 times
- "What ___ can I say?" - ELSE, used 116 times
- "Look what I did!" - TADA, used 103 times
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