Takes as one's own
The crossword clue "Takes as one's own" is answered by ADOPTS, a 6-letter entry. Used 29 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ADOPTS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADOPTS answer page.
Used 29 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 10 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.
- COOPTS (4 uses in xd)
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