Absorbed, as a cost
The crossword clue "Absorbed, as a cost" is answered by ATE, a 3-letter entry. Used 66 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ATE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATE answer page.
Used 66 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ATE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ATE, most used first.
- Chowed down - used 231 times, most recently in 2026
- Dined - used 194 times, most recently in 2026
- Gobbled up - used 186 times, most recently in 2026
- Had a bite - used 184 times, most recently in 2026
- Had lunch - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
- Broke bread - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
- Noshed - used 130 times, most recently in 2026
- Polished off - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
- Had a meal - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
- Downed - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Had a snack - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Supped - used 91 times, most recently in 2025
- Feasted - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Had dinner - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Had something - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- Wolfed down - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Packed away - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Ingested - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Broke a fast - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Scarfed down - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
- Grabbed a bite - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Finished off - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Lunched - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Munched on - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Dug in - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Snacked on - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Bolted down - used 46 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.
- 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
- Fuss - ADO, used 644 times
- Fitting - APT, used 551 times
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