Require

The answer

ASK

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASK answer page.

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 3 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.

• NEED (321 uses in xd)
• ENTAIL (32 uses in xd)
• DEMAND (8 uses in xd)
• OBLIGE (8 uses in xd)
• CALLFOR (5 uses in xd)

Other clues for ASK

Every other clue in this collection answered by ASK, most used first.

• Inquire - used 361 times, most recently in 2026
• Request - used 210 times, most recently in 2026
• Invite - used 159 times, most recently in 2026
• Pose a question - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
• Query - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
• Question - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• "Shoot!" - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Pop the question - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• "Don't ___!" - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Make a request - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Set as a price - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Be inquisitive - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Show curiosity - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• "Fire away!" - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Pose - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Make inquiries - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Seek answers - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Set a price of - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Call upon - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• "Funny you should ___ ... " - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Quiz - used 24 times, most recently in 2018
• Demand - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Petition - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• "I thought you'd never ___!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• "Try me" - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Look for answers - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• "___ me if I care" - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Seek information - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Solicit - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
• Suggest, as a price - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• What it doesn't hurt to do - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
• Seek an answer - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Call for - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Make an inquiry - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Pose, as a question - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Say "May I?" - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• "___ Me How I Know" (Garth Brooks song) - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• "___ not what your country . . . " - used 10 times, most recently in 2011
• Set the price at - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• "Thought you'd never ___" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Try to find out - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ and ye shall receive" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Billy Joel's "Don't ___ Me Why" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "If you have to ___..." - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• "___ me anything" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Pose questions - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Put it to - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Respond on "Jeopardy!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Say "What?" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Start of a JFK quote - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Avril Lavigne's "Too Much to ___" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• "Don't ___, don't tell" - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Pose, as a riddle - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Seek clarification - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Try to get some answers - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• "All I ___ of You" (song from "The Phantom of the Opera") - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "Don't ___ Me Why" (Billy Joel hit) - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• "Go ahead, shoot!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Interrogate - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Pop a question - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Pose a poser - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Put to - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Seek consent - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Seek enlightenment - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Seek info - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Want as a price - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• "Don't ___ me!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• "Just __" - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Name as a price - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Pose the question - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Propose as a price - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Set a price - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• "... ___ what you can do for your country" - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

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.

• In the past - AGO, used 1,064 times
• Exist - ARE, used 858 times
• In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
• ___ Lingus - AER, used 730 times
• Commotion - ADO, used 718 times
• Fuss - ADO, used 644 times

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