Without exception
The crossword clue "Without exception" is answered by ALWAYS, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ALWAYS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALWAYS answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ALWAYS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALWAYS, most used first.
- Forever - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Without fail - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Forever and ever - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Eternally - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Every single time - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Assert without proof - ALLEGE, used 60 times
- State without proof - ALLEGE, used 49 times
- Without delay - ATONCE, used 46 times
- Without exception - TOAMAN, used 26 times
- Without a contract - ONSPEC, used 22 times
- Without difficulty - EASILY, used 18 times
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