Advice to a sinner

The answer

ATONE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATONE answer page.

Used 16 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1983. 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.

• REPENT (8 uses in xd)

Other clues for ATONE

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

• Make amends - used 664 times, most recently in 2026
• Do penance - used 217 times, most recently in 2026
• Make up (for) - used 192 times, most recently in 2026
• Expiate - used 145 times, most recently in 2026
• Observe Yom Kippur - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Make amends (for) - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Be penitent - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Square things - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• In agreement - used 45 times, most recently in 2004
• Make reparations - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Make things right - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Make up - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Make reparation - used 34 times, most recently in 2023
• In harmony - used 31 times, most recently in 2022
• Perform penance - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Set things right - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• In accord - used 20 times, most recently in 2013
• Compensate - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Repent - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Make restitution - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• Do penance (for) - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Agreed. - used 14 times, most recently in 1987
• Make right - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Make good - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Show penitence - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Compensate (for) - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Expiate, with "for" - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Make it right - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Right a wrong - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Right wrongs - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Make retribution - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Show remorse - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ time (formerly). - used 9 times, most recently in 1977
• Do as the rueful do - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Observe Yom Kippur, say - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Offer reparation - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Pay the penalty - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Send a note of apology - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• When penitents convene? - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Agreeing (with) - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Even things - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Seek forgiveness - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Set things square - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• ___ time or another - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Answer (for) - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Do more than apologize - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Make recompense - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Make up for, as sins - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Pay (for) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Redeem oneself - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Show regret - used 6 times, most recently in 2017

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.

• Follow, as advice - ACTON, used 61 times
• Take, as advice - ACTON, used 26 times
• Dentist's advice - FLOSS, used 17 times
• Advice - INPUT, used 16 times
• Follows, as advice - HEEDS, used 11 times
• Heed, as advice - ACTON, used 7 times

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