Affect
The crossword clue "Affect" is answered by ACTON, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ACTON
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACTON answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ACTUPON (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for ACTON
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACTON, most used first.
- Follow, as advice - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Take, as advice - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Follow, as a tip - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Follow, as an impulse - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Respond to, as an opportunity - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
- Do something about - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Obey. - used 11 times, most recently in 1968
- Give in to, as an impulse - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Respond to - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Take steps - used 9 times, most recently in 2000
- Heed, as advice - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ Bell (Anne Brontë) - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Follow - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Affect emotionally - GETTO, used 13 times
- Affect emotionally - TOUCH, used 12 times
- Affect - GETTO, used 11 times
- Play ___ in (affect) - AROLE, used 11 times
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